Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan

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.

• Tim ToidzeScreenplay
• Tim ToidzeDirector

• Emperor Hirohito of JapanSelf (archive footage)
• Douglas MacArthurSelf (archive footage)
• Hideki TojoSelf (archive footage)
• Harry S. TrumanSelf (archive footage)