China Synopsis
东京审判
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.
The 2005–2007 China Window
58 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Tokyo Trial sits at position #49.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Tokyo Trial premiered. 142 total titles in this decade from China.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #740 of 946 China films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Crime productions specifically: #69 of 89 (top 78%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
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| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, Mandarin, English |
| Production Companies | Beijing Xianming |
| Runtime | 1h 51m |
| Release Date | September 1, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0884868 |