Tokyo Trial is a 2016 historical drama miniseries that depicts the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. An international co-production of Japanese public broadcaster NHK, Dutch studio FATT Productions, and Canadian producers David Cormican and Don Carmody, the series was directed by Pieter Verhoeff and Rob W. King.[2][3]
| Tokyo Trial | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Kanji | 東京裁判 |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Rob W. King Max Mannix Toru Takagi Kees van Beijnum |
| Directed by | Pieter Verhoeff Rob W. King |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Stacy Keach |
| Composer | Robert Carli |
| Country of origin |
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| Original languages | Japanese English[1] |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Don Carmody David Cormican Hans de Weers Takashi Enjo |
| Producers | Shinsuke Naitô David Cormican Hans de Weers |
| Production locations | Japan Lithuania |
| Cinematography | Rolf Dekens |
| Editor | Daryl K. Davis |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production companies | NHK FATT Productions Don Carmody Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NHK |
| Release | 12 December – 15 December 2016 |
It stars an ensemble cast, featuring Paul Freeman, Serge Hazanavicius, Marcel Hensema, Jonathan Hyde, Irrfan Khan, Stephen McHattie, Michael Ironside, Hadewych Minis and Shinya Tsukamoto, with narration by Stacy Keach.[4][5]
The series premiered in Japan on NHK in four 45-minute episodes, between December 12 and December 15, 2016.[6] Thereafter, it was made available on the NHK On-Demand VoD service and subsequently by Netflix.[7][2][8] Overseas, the series premiered in 190 countries on Netflix in December 2016.[9][10][8]
Premise
editFollowing the end of the Second World War with the surrender of Japan, an international tribunal of judges from the victorious powers are tasked with determining the fate of Japanese war criminals.[11]
Cast
editJudges
- Tim Ahren as Major General Myron C. Cramer, representing the United States
- Paul Freeman as The Honourable Lord William D. Patrick, representing the United Kingdom
- Serge Hazanavicius as Henri Bernard, representing France
- Marcel Hensema as Professor Bert V.A. Röling, representing Netherlands
- Jonathan Hyde as President Sir William Webb, representing Australia
- Irrfan Khan as Radhabinod Pal, representing British India
- Stephen McHattie as Edward Stuart McDougall, representing Canada
- David K.S. Tse as Mei Ju-ao, representing the Republic of China
- Julian Wadham as Sir Erima H. Northcroft, representing New Zealand
- Bert Matias as Colonel Delfín Jaranilla, representing Philippines
- Kestutis Stasys Jakstas as Major General I.M. Zaryanov, representing the Soviet Union
- William Hope as John P. Higgins, representing the United States
Other cast
- Michael Ironside as General Douglas MacArthur
- Hadewych Minis as Eta Harich-Schneider
- Shinya Tsukamoto as Michio Takeyama
- Jules Knight as Quentin-Quentin Baker
- Stacy Keach as the voice of the narrator
Production
editThe miniseries was proposed by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The company signed a co-production deal with FATT Productions. At the OMDC’s International Financing Forum at TIFF 2013, NHK and FATT officials discussed co-producing the series with Don Carmody Television.[10] Netflix gained streaming rights for the series by providing financing through Don Carmody Television.[8]
Filming
editAwards and nominations
edit| November 2017 | iEMMY AWARDS NIGHT held in New York | Best TV Movie MiniSeries | Nominee : "Tokyo Trial" | Result: won 2nd Place | Ref. |
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| 2017 | 45th International Emmy Awards | Best TV Movie/Mini-Series | — | Nominated | [12] |
References
edit- ^ "NHK Pacts With Canadian, Dutch Producers on World War II Drama (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ a b Schilling, Mark (2016-11-16). "Netflix, Japan's NHK Partner on Historical Drama 'Trial'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ Sen, Raja (2017-03-17). "In 'Tokyo Trial', Irrfan Khan watches the watchmen". Mint. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ "Watch: The trailer for Tokyo Trial starring Irrfan Khan as a dissenting judge during WW II". Firstpost. 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ "Irrfan Khan ends 2016 with mini-series Tokyo Trials on Netflix". The Indian Express. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ "NHKスペシャル | ドラマ 東京裁判第１話". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ "Japan's NHK Picks up Netflix Original Drama 'Hibana'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ a b c "Netflix to bring NHK drama series to global audience". Nikkei Asian Review. November 17, 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "Tokyo Trial – TV Series – Moviefone". AOL Moviefone. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ a b c Pinto, Jordan (18 November 2016). "Don Carmody Television's Tokyo Trial set for Netflix premiere". Playback Online. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ "Tokyo Trial - Full Cast and Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ "2017 International Emmy® Awards Nominees". Archived from the original on 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
External links
edit- Tokyo Trial at IMDb