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Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan

First aired on May 22, 2016

Runtime: 57 mins

90%

Genres: 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.

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Emperor Hirohito of Japan | Self (archive footage)
Douglas MacArthur | Self (archive footage)
Hideki Tojo | Self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman | Self (archive footage)
Featured Crew
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Tim Toidze | Screenplay
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Tim Toidze | Director