The Kyūjō Incident (1945) - The Last 24 Hours of World War II - Full Documentary

Some of the Japanese military did not want to surrender at all. Given what the Japanese did to so many civilians they had in their camps, it is a wonder the allies didn't turn the entire Japanese islands into ashes.

The japanese high command was pushing hard. Reading what was going on inside the palace and government buildings would make for a wild and suspenseful action movie. I am so glad bigger and better heads prevailed.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."On July 26 (Berlin time), the Potsdam Conference issued a declaration on the terms for the surrender of Japan. When the Potsdam Declaration was received in Japan over shortwave, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Shigenori Tōgō brought a copy to the emperor. After going over the declaration point by point, the emperor asked Tōgō if those terms "were the most reasonable to be expected in the circumstances". Tōgō said that they were. The emperor said, "I agree. In principle they are acceptable."...