"It was for Japan that we went to war, and it was 'Long live the emperor!' that we shouted as we charged and fell on the battlefield. No one was shouting 'Long live Chiang Kai-shek!'" says one veteran interviewed in Yanagimoto Michihiko's documentary film.
「大家都是為日本而去的，衝鋒陷陣落難而死時，大家都是喊天皇萬歲，沒有人喊蔣中正萬歲的」，柳本通彥紀錄片裡，一位高砂義勇隊員控訴。