The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal

1h 44min

War

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.

Cast

Kanjūrō Arashi

Kanjūrō Arashi

Hideki Tojo
Minoru Takada

Minoru Takada

Prime Minister Konoe
Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Kōki Hirota
Hiroshi Hayashi

Hiroshi Hayashi

Foreign Affairs Minister Togo
Joji Oka

Joji Oka

War Minister Anami
Jōji Ōhara

Jōji Ōhara

Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan Kido
Toshio Hosokawa

Toshio Hosokawa

Ambassador Kurusu
Toshiaki Konoe

Toshiaki Konoe

Ambassador Nomura
Ichirō Ryūzaki

Ichirō Ryūzaki

Admiral Yamamoto
Kōtarō Bandō

Kōtarō Bandō

Admiral Yonai
Takamaru Sasaki

Takamaru Sasaki

Counsel Kiyose
Ureo Egawa

Ureo Egawa

Counsel Shimazu
Yōichi Numata

Yōichi Numata

Counsel Hayashi
Eijiro Sakauchi

Eijiro Sakauchi

Chief Defense Counsel Uzawa
Arata Shibata

Arata Shibata

Sadao Araki
Hyo Kitazawa

Hyo Kitazawa

Shumei Okawa
Akira Nakamura

Akira Nakamura

Priest Hanayama
Jūzaburō Akechi

Jūzaburō Akechi

Lieutenant Colonel Takeda
Masanori Takeda

Masanori Takeda

Prime Minister Suzuki
Kyōji Kokonoe

Kyōji Kokonoe

Admiral Shimada
Kōji Hirose

Kōji Hirose

Admiral Nagano
Takeo Matsushita

Takeo Matsushita

Admiral Sugiyama
Ryuji Wakamiya

Ryuji Wakamiya

Admiral Oikawa
Tomohiko Ôtani

Tomohiko Ôtani

Vice-Admiral Nagumo
Gen Funabashi

Gen Funabashi

Vice-Admiral Ito
Jushiro Kobayashi

Jushiro Kobayashi

Vice-Admiral Yamashita
Sōzaburō Kikuchi

Sōzaburō Kikuchi

Captain of the Yamato
Shigeru Amachi

Shigeru Amachi

First Officer of the Yamato
Masao Takamatsu

Masao Takamatsu

Yamato Staff Officer
Den Kunikata

Den Kunikata

Yamato Staff Officer
Hiroshi Izumida

Hiroshi Izumida

Yamato Staff Officer
Tadashi Ikezuki

Tadashi Ikezuki

Yamato Staff Officer
Shōzaburō Date

Shōzaburō Date

Lieutenant Yamada
Tsunemi Hirose

Tsunemi Hirose

Seishiro Itagaki
Takashi Yamaguchi

Takashi Yamaguchi

Iwane Matsui
Eiichi Nobuo

Eiichi Nobuo

Kenji Doihara
Sōten Kuni

Sōten Kuni

Heitaro Kimura
Nagamasa Yamada

Nagamasa Yamada

General Umezu
Shusui Tsuda

Shusui Tsuda

Teiichi Suzuki
Sadao Horiuchi

Sadao Horiuchi

Mamoru Shigemitsu
Takematsu Okuno

Takematsu Okuno

Shigeru Yoshida
Hiroshi Ayukawa

Hiroshi Ayukawa

Hatakeyama
Shinji Arima

Shinji Arima

Patrolman Fujii
Yukio Kohama

Yukio Kohama

Kakiuchi
Tōru Chiba

Tōru Chiba

Secretary Omura
Hiroaki Kurahashi

Hiroaki Kurahashi

Counselor Inoue
Minoru Asuka

Minoru Asuka

Interpreter
Mamoru Katsuya

Mamoru Katsuya

Emperor of Manchukuo
Isamu Eto

Isamu Eto

Ryukichi Tanaka
Shūji Kawabe

Shūji Kawabe

Dr. Takikawa
Kinuko Obata

Kinuko Obata

Tojo's older daughter
Ayame Hanazono

Ayame Hanazono

Tojo's younger daughter
Kimie Tokudaiji

Kimie Tokudaiji

Mrs. Hirota
Fumiko Miyata

Fumiko Miyata

Hirota's older daughter
Noriko Kitazawa

Noriko Kitazawa

Hirota's younger daughter
Keinosuke Wada

Keinosuke Wada

Konoe's second son
Miyuki Takakura

Miyuki Takakura

Tokyo Rose

Release date

3rd Jan 1959

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語