The Tokyo Trial

This film was directed by Gao Qunshu and is about the International Military Tribunal for the Far East after Japans surrender in World War II The movie presents the trial from the point of view of the Chinese judge Mei Juao 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 225 million US 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 Japans invasion of China