The Tokyo Trial
2006 · 111 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 505 VOTES · DIR. Gao Qunshu
Overview
This film was directed by Gao Qunshu and is about the International Military Tribunal for the Far East after Japan's surrender in World War II. The movie presents the trial from the point of view of the Chinese judge Mei Ju-ao. The director and his crew spent more than a year doing research to finish the script, which is based on historical data. It cost 18 million yuan (2.25 million U.S. dollars). This film hired actors from 11 countries, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan and other places, including actors such as Kenneth Tsang and Damian Lau. They recreated court scenes from the trial in Chinese, English and Japanese. It was shown in cinemas and around 100 universities across mainland China to mark the 75th anniversary of the start of Japan's invasion of China.
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00:47:58 I'm Wu changed.
00:50:20 and then they caught us.
00:52:13 You just said that
00:54:37 The little brother didn't understand our purpose.
00:56:47 Do you familiar with that person?
00:59:49 Was never thought that
01:01:16 that facing all accusation
01:03:04 Then, how can you perpetuate your statement of no premeditation
01:04:42 Answer me, lsn't that right?
01:06:42 and now sits in the defendants' table, namely Kenji Dohihara?
01:09:48 So why Chengjisihan had to crusage towards to the west?
01:13:48 Give me a bowl of noodle and a bunch of fish.
01:17:05 About the responsibility of the war's failure
01:19:41 As the captain of China regime
01:21:44 Furthermore, no Japanese official or commoner
01:24:27 and members of the court...
01:26:27 be threatened by this intrigue.
01:29:54 I can accept you not to love me
01:33:17 I regretted.
01:35:38 if they should be hanged for what they did.
01:37:14 Besides the teachings to promoting goodness, isn't there also punishment of the evil
01:39:04 I still think my viewpoint is correct.
01:40:54 Japan also killed thousands of innocent people
01:45:56 as you see this 5 to 5