Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
2016•57m•9.0•Released
DocumentaryHistory
The story of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, known as the Tokyo Trial, which, just after the Second World War, was established in Japan as a special jurisdiction in 1946 (it was closed in 1948) to judge the war crimes of the Japanese leaders; and how and why officials in Washington prevented Emperor Hirohito to be seen sat on the bench.
Director
Tim Toidze
Writer
Tim Toidze
Languages
English, Japanese, French
Studio
ARTE
Cast
Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Self (archive footage)
Douglas MacArthur
Self (archive footage)
Hideki Tojo
Self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
ARTE
Company
Point du Jour
Company
Sundial Entertainment
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