Tokyo Trial (miniseries)
Tokyo Trial | |
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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 | –
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]
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
Following the end of the
Cast
Judges
- 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
- 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
The 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
The series was filmed in Japan and Lithuania in 2015.[10]
Awards and nominations
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
- ^ "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
- Tokyo Trial at IMDb