Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan

Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan

8.0

May 22 2016

1h 57m

Documentary, History

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.

Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Self (archive footage)

Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur

Self (archive footage)

Hideki Tojo

Hideki Tojo

Self (archive footage)

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

Self (archive footage)