- Tokyo Trial (film)
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Tokyo Trial Traditional 東京審判 Simplified 东京审判 Mandarin Dōngjīng Shěnpàn Directed by Gao Qunshu Starring Damian Lau
Ken Chu
Kelly Lin
Kenneth Tsang
Eric TsangRelease date(s) September 1, 2006 (China) Running time 111 min. Language Chinese (Mandarin)
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JapaneseTokyo Trial (simplified Chinese: 东京审判; traditional Chinese: 東京審判; pinyin: Dōngjīng Shěnpàn) is a Chinese film released in 2006.
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This film was directed by Gao Qunshu and is about the International Military Tribunal for the Far East after Japan surrendered after 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 60 years ago 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.
Cast
- Damian Lau
- Ken Chu
- Kelly Lin
- Kenneth Tsang
- Eric Tsang
- Liu Weiwei
- Tse Kwan-Ho
- Ying Da
- Joe Bosco
- Ding Yongdai
- Dan Ziskie
Reception
According to People's Daily, "Ten days after its debut on September 1, the film about the trial of Japanese war criminals had raked up 10 million yuan (1.25 million U.S. dollars) at the box office, despite competition from Hollywood blockbuster X-Men: The Last Stand."[1]
See also
References
External links
- Tokyo Trial at the Internet Movie Database
- Tokyo Trial, a movie no chinese should miss, [1],
Cinema of China Categories:- 2006 films
- Chinese films
- War drama films
- History of China on film
- Films set in the 1940s
- Mandarin-language films
- Japanese-language films
- Films set in Japan
- World War II trials films
- International Military Tribunal for the Far East
- Chinese film stubs
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