Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan

• 8.0 Documentary
• 2016-05-22
• 57 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Emperor Hirohito of Japan (Self (archive footage)) Douglas MacArthur (Self (archive footage)) Hideki Tojo (Self (archive footage)) Harry S. Truman (Self (archive footage))

Director:

Tim Toidze

Writer:

Tim Toidze