Tokyo Trial (東京裁判) 41 years old

Tokyo Trial

One of the major documentaries on a specific chapter in modern Japanese history, this look at the trial of Japanese militarists accused of war crimes is excellently handled by director Masaki Kobayashi. Kobayashi and his assistants had to plough through 30,000 reels from the proceedings of the International Military Tribunal which took place between May, 1946 and November, 1948. It took two days to read the charges against the 100 alleged war criminals in the docket (only 28 top officials are actually in the courtroom, which was limited in space), and the final judgment took one week to read.

Credits

Tokyo Trial Cast

Name Character
Kei Sato He was 54, 81 years old when he died as Narrator

Tokyo Trial Crew

Name Department
Toru Takemitsu as Music. He was 52 (65) years old when He died Sound
Shun Inagaki as Story. Writing
Kiyoshi Ogasawara as Writer. Writing
Tokyo Trial poster
Tokyo Trial (41 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, June 04, 1983
  • Runtime: 277 minutes