Judging Japan

2016 NR 57m 7.6

This is the story of the Tokyo Trial - the international military tribunal that opened in May of 1946 to prosecute the Japanese leaders for war crimes. It was supposed to dot the I's and cross the T's, just like the Nuremberg Trial did for...

This is the story of the Tokyo Trial - the international military tribunal that opened in May of 1946 to prosecute the Japanese leaders for war crimes. It was supposed to dot the I's and cross the T's, just like the Nuremberg Trial did for Nazi Germany. But instead, it ended up in a tangled mess. This is the story of how, why and where it went wrong.

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Studio(s): ARTE, Point du Jour

Originally Released: United States on May 22, 2016

Genres: Documentary