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Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2016-05-22

Runtime: 57 mins

Director: Tim Toidze

Spoken language: English, 日本語, Français

Genres: Documentary, History

Original title: Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan

Production Companies: ARTE, Point du Jour, Sundial Entertainment

Production Countries: Canada, France

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