I think you make a pretty decent point there.
Let's not jump to too many conclusions. If the actual men who fought can meet those who fought them and bury the hatchet as they do regular on these History Channel shows then we can at least not assume Clint is going to do a bad movie.
Almost all the Americans say that the Japs were extremely tought soldiers and difficult to deal with. Most of them were just ordinary boys like ours brought up to believe they were fighting for the right. The culture and society they were born into produced the war and their duty required them to fight for the Empire and Emperor.
I, am willing, to wait and see what he produces.