Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan

Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan

2016-05-22 | 57 min

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.

Genres

Documentary History

Cast

Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur

Hideki Tojo

Hideki Tojo

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

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