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Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan

Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 22, 2016

Runtime

0h 57m

Genres

Documentary, History, TV Movie

User Score

80%

Original Title

De Nuremberg à Tokyo

Production Companies

ARTE, Point du Jour, Sundial Entertainment

Director

Tim Toidze

Description

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.