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.
Release Date
January 3, 1959Runtime
104 minGenres
WarDirected by
Kiyoshi Komori, Keinosuke Tsuchiya, Sukune HashidaScreenplay by
Kennosuke TateokaLanguage
JapaneseBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
Cast
Kanjūrō Arashi
Hideki Tojo
Minoru Takada
Prime Minister Konoe
Masao Shimizu
Kōki Hirota
Hiroshi Hayashi
Foreign Affairs Minister Togo
Joji Oka
War Minister Anami
Toshiaki Konoe
Ambassador Nomura
Ichirō Ryūzaki
Admiral Yamamoto
Kōtarō Bandō
Admiral Yonai
Takamaru Sasaki
Counsel Kiyose
Ureo Egawa
Counsel Shimazu
Yōichi Numata
Counsel Hayashi
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Hyo Kitazawa
Shumei Okawa
Jūzaburō Akechi
Lieutenant Colonel Takeda
Shigeru Amachi
First Officer of the Yamato
Jun Ōtomo
Tetsurō Tamba
Tsunemi Hirose
Seishiro Itagaki
Sanae Takasugi
Mrs. Tojo
Kinuko Obata
Tojo's older daughter
Noriko Kitazawa
Hirota's younger daughter
Katsuko Wakasugi
Lady Konoe
Miyuki Takakura
Tokyo Rose