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5.7/10   43 votes
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Director:
Shunya Ito
Writers:
Shunya Ito (writer)
Hirô Matsuda (writer)
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Release Date:
3 August 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | History | War more
Plot:
In 1946, Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and 27 other Japanese officials stood trial for war crimes at the Tokyo Trial. This is their story. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
Gripping. Brilliant. Provocative. more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Masahiko Tsugawa ... Gen. Hideki Tojo
Scott Wilson ... Prosecutor Joseph B. Keenan

Ronny Cox ... Chief Justice Sir William Webb
Gitan Otsuru ... Yasuo Tachibana
Naho Toda ... Akiko Shintani
Suresh Oberoi ... Justice, Dr. Radhabinod Pal
Anupam Kher ... Subhas Chandra Bose
Eiji Okuda ... Ichiro Kiyose
Ayumi Ishida ... Katsuko Tojo

Peter Hosking ... Counsel Brooks
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Brian Banowetz ... Arresting Commander
Aaron Berman ... Reporter
Matt Lagan ... Brynnes
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Pride
Pride: The Fateful Moment (Japan: English title)
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Runtime:
161 min
Country:
Japan
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Company:
Toei Company more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Featured in Tojo's War (2001) (TV) more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Gripping. Brilliant. Provocative., 6 January 2003
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Author: rps-2 from Bracebridge Ont

Was Hideki Tojo the bad guy portrayed in American wartime propaganda? Was he as evil as Hitler or merely portrayed that way? Were the Tokyo war crimes trials mere show trials? Was there (and is there) a double standard? This lengthy and carefully researched picture makes you think. The truth likely is somewhere in the middle. But it is fascinating to view events from a genuine Japanese perspective. Revisionism? Deconstruction? Not really. It is a reasonable presentation of the other side of the story. Quite apart from its superb acting and technical excellence, it is a THINKING film that challenges conventional wisdom. Not likely to turn up on American television anytime in the next century because it shatters the mom's apple pie myth. Interesting that the Japanese saw fit to do this film yet no Italian movie maker has yet done a sympathetic treatment of Mussolini nor have the Germans nor anybody else ever portrayed Hitler as anything but an evil tyrant. Apparently Tojo was different. If you can find this film, watch it. It may anger you. It may confuse you. But it will definitely CHALLENGE you.

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