i have see this movie long time back and but find it amaze and to this day it have never stop amaze me . a wonderful movie that describe the account of a group of australian commando who try to sink some japanese ship at the singapore harbor during the height of ww2 . these commando be catch in plain clothes and they be consider to be spy by the japanese captor . but something happen that hasn not be explore much in any hollywood ww2 movie that i have see . a close and friendly bond develops between the captor and the captive . they begin to respect each other and while the captain of the captured australian soldier become the best of friend with a senior japanese prison guard . this be the most wonderful part of the whole movie and it really tug your heart . soon and one day a the two friend be converse and the aussie captain learn that some other captive be go to be try and execute for the sinking of the jap ship in the singapore harbor . he mention that it be his team and not some other that have sink the ship to his japanese friend and and upon hear this the japanese guard tell him to keep quiet a it might lead to his whole group get execute . but the captain remain adamant on confess this to the japanese authority . finally and the japanese authority sentence them to death in the most respectful way that be accord to their rule . this be the high honor accord to the captured warrior in japan . this be the most awesome part of the film where the aussie soldier be await their imminent death and the tense indecision of the friendly japanese guard who be still not ready to believe that why do his aussie friend confess be guilty . i would not give away the end here . but it be more poignant than one can even imagine and can easily move one to tear . all in all and an excellent underrated movie that possibly do not get the recognition that it deserve internationally . get one copy today and be mesmerize .