The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal

104 mins | War | Jan. 3, 1959

In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the south. And despite negotiations between Japan and the U. S. A. war is declared with the attack on Pearl Harbour. Victories follow for Japan on land and sea and her forces push forward to the borders of India. But gradually the tide turns in favour of the Allies and after the atom bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan is compelled to accept the Potsdam Declaration and by the order of the Emperor agrees to unconditional surrender. Under the supervision of the occupation forces the International Military Tribunal opens in Tokyo to try the Japanese war leaders. Established in the cause of justice, and to prevent future aggressive wars the trials drag on for two and a half years. And on December 23, 1948, General Tojo and six other war leaders mount the thirteen steps to the gallows at Tokyo's Sugamo prison.

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal

104 mins | War | Jan. 3, 1959

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the south. And despite negotiations between Japan and the U. S. A. war is declared with the attack on Pearl Harbour. Victories follow for Japan on land and sea and her forces push forward to the borders of India. But gradually the tide turns in favour of the Allies and after the atom bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan is compelled to accept the Potsdam Declaration and by the order of the Emperor agrees to unconditional surrender. Under the supervision of the occupation forces the International Military Tribunal opens in Tokyo to try the Japanese war leaders. Established in the cause of justice, and to prevent future aggressive wars the trials drag on for two and a half years. And on December 23, 1948, General Tojo and six other war leaders mount the thirteen steps to the gallows at Tokyo's Sugamo prison.
Producers Shintoho Company
Original title 大東亜戦争と国際裁判
Directors Sukune Hashida, Keinosuke Tsuchiya, Kiyoshi Komori
Writers Kennosuke Tateoka

Cast

Kanjūrō Arashi

as Hideki Tojo

Minoru Takada

as Prime Minister Konoe

Masao Shimizu

as Kōki Hirota

Hiroshi Hayashi

as Foreign Affairs Minister Togo

Joji Oka

as War Minister Anami

Jōji Ohara

as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan Kido

Toshio Hosokawa

as Ambassador Kurusu

Toshiaki Konoe

as Ambassador Nomura

Ichirō Ryūzaki

as Admiral Yamamoto

Kōtarō Bandō

as Admiral Yonai

Takamaru Sasaki

as Counsel Kiyose

Ureo Egawa

as Counsel Shimazu

Yôichi Numata

as Counsel Hayashi

Eijiro Sakauchi

as Chief Defense Counsel Uzawa

Arata Shibata

as Sadao Araki

Hyo Kitazawa

as Shumei Okawa

Akira Nakamura

as Priest Hanayama

Jūzaburō Akechi

as Lieutenant Colonel Takeda

Masanori Takeda

as Prime Minister Suzuki

Kyōji Kokonoe

as Admiral Shimada

Kôji Hirose

as Admiral Nagano

Takeo Matsushita

as Admiral Sugiyama

Ryuji Wakamiya

as Admiral Oikawa

Tomohiko Ôtani

as Vice-Admiral Nagumo

Gen Funabashi

as Vice-Admiral Ito

Jushiro Kobayashi

as Vice-Admiral Yamashita

Sôzaburô Kikuchi

as Captain of the Yamato

Shigeru Amachi

as First Officer of the Yamato

Masao Takamatsu

as Yamato Staff Officer

Den Kunikata

as Yamato Staff Officer

Hiroshi Izumida

as Yamato Staff Officer

Tadashi Ikezuki

as Yamato Staff Officer

Shōzaburō Date

as Lieutenant Yamada

Tsunemi Hirose

as Seishiro Itagaki

Takashi Yamaguchi

as Iwane Matsui

Eiichi Nobuo

as Kenji Doihara

Hiroki Nakanishi

as Akira Muto

Sôten Kuni

as Heitaro Kimura

Nagamasa Yamada

as General Umezu

Shusui Tsuda

as Teiichi Suzuki

Sadao Horiuchi

as Mamoru Shigemitsu

Takematsu Okuno

as Shigeru Yoshida

Hiroshi Ayukawa

as Hatakeyama

Shinji Arima

as Patrolman Fujii

Yukio Kohama

as Kakiuchi

Tōru Chiba

as Secretary Omura

Hiroaki Kurahashi

as Counselor Inoue

Minoru Asuka

as Interpreter

Mamoru Katsuya

as Emperor of Manchukuo

Isamu Eto

as Ryukichi Tanaka

Shûji Kawabe

as Dr. Takikawa

Sanae Takasugi

as Mrs. Tojo

Kinuko Obata

as Tojo's older daughter

Ayame Hanazono

as Tojo's younger daughter

Kimie Tokudaiji

as Mrs. Hirota

Fumiko Miyata

as Hirota's older daughter

Noriko Kitazawa

as Hirota's younger daughter

Katsuko Wakasugi

as Lady Konoe

Keinosuke Wada

as Konoe's second son

Miyuki Takakura

as Tokyo Rose