The Tokyo Trial (2006)

  • NR
  • 09/01/2006 (CN)
  • Crime, Drama
  • 1h 51m

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.

Gao Qunshu

Director

Cast

Kelly Lin's headshot

Kelly Lin

Yoshiko Wada
Liu Weiwei's headshot

Liu Weiwei

Drunk's wife
Eric Tsang-Chi Wai's headshot

Eric Tsang-Chi Wai

Damian Lau Chung-Yan's headshot

Damian Lau Chung-Yan

Mei Ru'ao
Ding Yongdai's headshot

Ding Yongdai

General Zhu
Kenneth Tsang's headshot

Kenneth Tsang

Hsiang Che-Chun
Ken Chu's headshot

Ken Chu

Tse Kwan-Ho's headshot

Tse Kwan-Ho

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