Tojo Trial (1946)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. 20/05/1946 Tokyo, Japan. Trial of former Japanese Premier Hidaki Tojo execution of Japanese General Shampei. M/S of former Prime Minister of Japan, Hidaki Tojo entering court. He is one of 27 Japanese war criminals. Various shots of large court room, including shot of Dr. Shumei Okawa praying. C/U of Tojo in the dock. Various shots showing trial proceedings. The prosecutor is an American officer. Top shot of Okawa writing in a book, his feet are bare. C/U of Okawa slapping Tojo’s bald head. L/S of Okawa being escorted from the court with a struggle. Malaya. M/S of British officers and soldiers escorting General Shampei of Japanese Army down some steps. Shampei is charged with crime of murdering Australian prisoners of war. He wears a bag over his head. We see him being tied to a post. L/S of Shampei being executed by a firing squad. The firing squad are volunteers of the Northamptonshire Regiment. Note: Okawa