Tokyo Trial

Synopsis

One of the major documentaries on a specific chapter in modern Japanese history, this look at the trial of Japanese militarists accused of war crimes is excellently handled by director Masaki Kobayashi. Kobayashi and his assistants had to plough through 30,000 reels from the proceedings of the International Military Tribunal which took place between May, 1946 and November, 1948. It took two days to read the charges against the 100 alleged war criminals in the docket (only 28 top officials are actually in the courtroom, which was limited in space), and the final judgment took one week to read.

Main Cast

Kei Satō

Narrator

Age : 81 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music	Toru Takemitsu
Directing	Director	Masaki Kobayashi
Writing	Writer	Masaki Kobayashi Kiyoshi Ogasawara
	Story	Shun Inagaki
Department	Role	Name

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