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Release, runtime and language
1983 · 277 mins · Japanese
Directed by
Masaki Kobayashi
Starring
Kei Satô

An in‑depth documentary by Masaki Kobayashi examines the International Military Tribunal that tried Japanese militarists for war crimes after World II. The filmmakers sifted through 30,000 reels of testimony from May 1946 to November 1948, detailing charges against 100 alleged criminals—only 28 senior officials actually sat in the cramped courtroom—and summarizing the week‑long final judgment.

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