How the events themselves unfold in the film is not executed any better. The film at least includes the most geopolitically relevant figures of history — including President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto — but even then, its portrayal of them is questionable. While the latter did plan the attack on Pearl Harbor, his dialogue in the film implies that the decision to attack the U.S. fell to him in a single meeting. In reality, Yamamoto did not hold such power — the decision was made after months of discussion, and the admiral was opposed to attacking an enemy he knew to be materially superior.
Another blatant falsehood is a scene showing Japanese planes attacking an army hospital. While no branch of the Japanese military was above committing war crimes, the Imperial Japanese Navy pilots who carried out the attack were under strict orders to not attack any hospitals. Damage to these facilities was minimal, and only one of their staff was killed (via Naval History and Heritage Command). Toward the end of the film, the Doolittle Raid is conversely underscored, as the U.S. planes struck multiple cities rather than just parts of Tokyo (via HistoryNet).
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