Yamashita Trial 1945

In Manila, Gerneral Tomoyuki Yamashita, the "Tiger of Malaya" who became the supreme commander of all Japanese forces in the Philippines, was brought to trial on Oct. 29, 1945, convicted and, on Dec. 7, 1945, sentenced to death. Yamashita's trial, conducted by a five-man U.S. military commission, was in fact the first major war crimes trial after World War II. This is an excerpt of the defendant on the stand on Nov. 21, 1945 ( ironically, the day of the Opening Statement by Justice Robert H Jackson at Nuremberg).
For further information, see www.roberthjackson.org

[@yuuki0118]

He is Lt.General Akira Muto.

[@wayne487msc]

theexpliotedforlife: Yamashita had ordered a full evac of Japanese troops from Manila. However, 10k marines of Vice Admiral Sanji Iwabuchi disobeyed these orders and remained in Manila & ordered the Filipinos to be executed. Gen Yamashita had no control over those who chose to disobey his orders and was found guilty & executed. If the trial were held today, he'd be innocent. In Singapore, two of Yamashita's soldiers committed an atrocity in a hospital. Yamashita had them shot.

[@poppupoppn8647]

This person isn't Yamashita!

[@jimmythundarrsdrumcoverser492]

My uncle Are was his defense attorney..... He used to tell me it was the best trial he ever lost!

[@darwinudtuhan1762]

Of course man any best lawyer in the world will not win 😠 in his case....

[@starshiptrooper2354]

@J M may like my uncle more, he was with 503 Parachute infantry. Jumped Markums Island , part of retaking of Mindanao( not until later years talked about it. Japanese in Mindanao were eating dead Anericans.Jumped corregidor and part of retaking of Manila. If you look at historical news accounts, there is photo of three US paratroopers standing in front of Hall of Justice. I've have been trying to find front page copy from NY Dailey. Spent entire war in combat, no rotation . Lost old photo. If you can find it, I would appreciate copy

[@imaginator2716]

before he was hanged, Yamashita tried to shake General Percival's hand, but Perival refused because how Yamashita treated 300,000 POWS in Singapore. Then Yamashita cried because he lost his honour.

[@jimmybuster542]

But the Emperor, the leader of all evil was forgiven and let live his life in goodness and pleasure, unlike his generals who died and sufferred for him. That's fucking unfair.

[@user-uo9cm4fq2b]

@@jimmybuster542 the emperor wasnt the person in complete power in japan that was hideki tojo

[@APhilCollinsFan]

well first thing first , this guy is not Yamashita , ..try Akira muto .

[@morethanbiological08]

I was thinking the same thing, he doesn't look like Yamashita. I thought this was an actor, an excerpt from a movie about the Yamashita trial.

[@arc8993]

武藤 章

[@456swagger]

Evidently you didn't know that Yamashita was a master of disguise.

[@AwaTu]

Clearly, this is not Tomoyuki Yamashita, as, for one, you can hear @21 seconds the question: "Did you ever hear of any commander under General Yamashita issue in such order?" -So, they are referring to Yamashita in the 3rd person when questioning this witness -Two -Look at this guy's service ribbons -One row -Yamashita had four rows -Additionally, I've never seen photos of Yamashita wearing glasses. Lastly, as has already been pointed out. Yamashita was portly. This guy isn't...

[@jjt1881]

That is not General Yamashita.

[@Martyn737]

hey i was wondering how did you get this video i haven't watch this before

[@SethP666]

your videos are breathtaking, unique! thank you very much!

[@ladymadonna1950part2]

not Yamashita! this person is Lieutenant general Akira Muto

[@AwaTu]

Figured it out -This is Lt. General Akira Muto, Chief of Staff of Japanese 14th Area Army under Yamashita. Here, he is appearing as a witness for the defense -Enter "Tomoyuki Yamashita tried and sentenced to death" in the youtube search field and you'll find a 17 sec vid where you see him to the left of Yamashita -Wikipedia and Google him; plenty of pics -Also, there's a record of the Yamashita trial proceedings at lawofwar dot org.

[@MrAcarine]

Yamashita didn't order the atrocities,and with his communications destroyed he probably didn't know about them. He ordered that Manila not be defended;his order was defied.l

[@MusaMansu]

Yamashita was railroaded for humiliating the British and Americans.

[@jaymendoza7075]

Japanese soldiers butchered 1 million innocents while he was in command; he deserved to hang like a pig-

[@MusaMansu]

FRANCISCO POLLARDO No. Just someone with a brain.

[@MusaMansu]

FRANCISCO POLLARDO In this case, it certainly does. Yamashita's execution was a clear case of victors justice.

[@MusaMansu]

xxx xxx Um... nope. he was a general that served his country to the best of his abilities and humiliated the enemy.

[@MusaMansu]

xxx xxx What crime(s) did he commit?

[@edzenvlog]

I believe, The Philippines is one of the riches country of this world, because of natural resources and also here the Yamashita treasure.😊

[@rsuriyop]

I always thought that it was _incredibly_ stupid that no one even thought about questioning him where he hid all that treasure before they deciding to execute him.

[@wayne487msc]

theexpliotedforlife: Yamashita's oders were to treat them according to the Geneva Convention and feed them the same rations as his soldiers. Of course, when things got tough, this did not get implemented. Yamashita was cut off from soldiers in Manila, those soldiers, he never directly commanded or knew. Manila being surrounded by MacArthur's forces, Yamashita was powerless to intervene with that scoundrel of a Japanese Iwabuchi.

[@theexpliotedforlife]

@wayne487msc Even if the Rape of Manila never occurred, he still would've been convicted of war crimes for allowing the barbaric treatment of Prisoners of War.

[@markbenjamin1703]

Why was he allowed to wear his uniform and ribbons but not the Germans?

[@kb8313]

THIS IS MUTO AKIRA. He is testifying against yamashita

[@otyanomizueki]

証言台にいるのは山下奉文ではなく、武藤章ですね。

[@wayne487msc]

Ooops. It should read Yamashita, not Yamashito. Read Edward T. Layton's, "And I Was There". Yamashita was not in command of the troops in Manila during the massacre. It was the Royal Marines under another General's command. The Japanese had a different command structure with different ideas of responsibility than that of the Americans. In the trial, the Americans imposed their idea of command responsibility onto those of the Japanese. They were not the same. They hung an innocent man.

[@DraGorian777]

They still have that treasure hidden around the Islands

[@hlimkb]

he was a excellent general but on the wrong side. so is yamamoto,

[@RadX_98]

wrong side won world war 2

[@freedomfyter]

This guy doesn't even closely resemble Yamashita.

[@rheinhalthydrich]

i think,who was not yamasita syogun.he(man in movies) said."yamasita general had..(yamasita taisyou ni zokusiteitawakedesu)".and not resenble.

[@rsuriyop]

I tend to wonder whatever happened to the bodies of these condemned senior officers who got executed since the trials were held in the Philippines. On the back of my mind I sometimes think they got what the German high command got: a quick cremation followed up by an unceremonious tossing of the ashes in to the water. But I'd like to know for sure though.

[@wonri881121]

This is 武藤章（He's name Muto Akira) This not Gerneral Yamashita!

[@dividednations44]

This is general Akira muto. not the tiger of malaya

[@GF1934]

He is not Yamashita. He is general Masaharu Honda.

[@pesamas0000]

interview third person for trace of WWIIcriminal acted .

[@Braves1967]

He was not Yamashita but Muto.

[@wayne487msc]

Yamashito was innocent. He gave orders not to commit these crimes. He executed those he caught committing war crimes. At no time did any direct evidence emerge where he ever gave such an order. Most of those who accused him were ignorant of the trues circumstances of his command. He was the finest gentleman Japanese commander ever. You would be amazed at his personal story. They truly hung an innocent man. He was convicted on hearsay.

[@rsuriyop]

You sure you're not getting him confused with lt. general Masaharu Homma? I thought I read he was the better of the two. But I could be wrong.

[@user-zf6bo3hi7u]

He is not Yamashita .

[@Lemaure44]

Japanese of that time was particularly sadistic. Decapitation, Cannibalism,torture, rapes ..

[@JUNALFANTA]

some story is lie why because when americans run away after defeated by japanese troops philippine army battling with japanese forces in 3 years when the americans comeback the japanese is already weak because they are slowly defeated by filipino guerrillas and who push yamashita to mountain to retreat and surrender not the americans yamashita fight with almost 3000 philppine army along with 5 american officers only but when yamashita surrender the americans took away yamashita away from the eyes of filipino soldiers and claim all the victory

[@daviddalton9214]

Ever done any drawings of Pearl Harbor?

[@franklinroosevelt3030]

He isn’t Yamashita.

[@amosgenesis]

This is not General Yamashita!!! ..

[@DrJones20]

This isn't Yamashita.

[@faceflip09]

where is the treasures?

[@GF1934]

Sorry,I was wrong.

[@Mawerick90]

This isn't me!

[@keliksuwardoyo161]

He is not Yamashita

[@AdorableKoji]

Yeah Akira!!!!

[@umar7182]

‎Tomoyuki Yamashita was a greatet stratergist of al time

[@mariop.1516]

Zinyak , murdered Filipinos and their loved ones, including the shameful memories of the comfort women beg to disagree. Open your eyes to the horrific evil of this man.

[@robert55726]

Japanese used propangda during ww2 they killed anyone

[@watusilapulapu6181]

The trial was hastily done in order for Yamashita's swift execution. They hung a different person though, they knew he was innocent and they knew the General knows where the hidden treasures were. The General died of natural cause in the US... conspiracy?

[@pianochandaisuki]

名将武藤章中将。山下大将との名コンビ。

[@paulmasgalajian149]

I consider myself an American patriot, who places the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights above everything else. And the value of ALL human life. We are of the same race : the human race. Nevertheless, I must confess that I have never felt comfortable with the Allied bombings of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Dresden, and the execution of General Yamashita. I believe we would have won the war unconditionally without those events.

[@APhilCollinsFan]

For my part l fell very comfortable they execute Yamashita , he was with any doubt guilty of war crime ! as for Dresden l agree with you 100% actually who order the bombing of dresden should have been on trial for war crime as well ! Hiroshima and Nagasaki you speculate and there is no way to know for sure what would had happen ! Don't' forget after Hiroshima . the USA ask again Japan to surrender or else , even after the second bomb they refuse to surrender , .. the Emperor had to step in to stop the war . this to show you how much the Japanese military high command didn't care about the civilian population .

[@paulmasgalajian149]

+APhilCollinsFan You make some excellent observations.

[@APhilCollinsFan]

well ! thank you ! its always nice to have a open discussion with open mind person .

[@carljacobs1260]

Dresden was the last north-south rail link in Germany at the time. The Americans wanted it bombed to prevent Germans soldiers from moving south into the mountains, and perhaps prolonging the war. The Russians wanted it bombed to keep the Germans from using it for supplies and reinforcements in that area. It was a legitimate raid with legitimate purpose. Yes, the US theoretically could have won the war without the atomic bombings. But the proper question is "At what cost?" The war against Japan would have to be finished on the home islands. What happened in China or the Pacific was of no consequence. The proposed invasion of Kyushu was a non-stater since the Japanese had more soldiers on Kyushu that there were Americans in the invasion force. And there was no way the navy was going to position a stationary fleet two miles off shore against a mass of kamikaze planes. The US never developed an effective defense against them and Kamikazes were getting 15% hit rates at Okinawa. US policy was in crisis in August 1945. We had no idea how to end the war. The advent of the atomic bomb was very fortunate timing indeed. Also remember that without the atomic bombings, the war goes on. A few people in the Gov't may have thought about surrender but the army never did. And the army was the only power in Japan in 1945. The US would have had to reduce the Japanese islands by force. That would have meant (among other things) the death of every POW in Japanese hands. The Japanese were planning to kill them all by November 1945. I would sacrifice more than a few Japanese cities to save 400,000 allied POWs.

[@APhilCollinsFan]

interesting , .. theoretically yes they could have won the war without the atomic bomb ! but that remain pure speculation . ... same as to the cost of life , .. on both side ! , ..the war show that both side were stubborn for different reasons and had different view on the meaning of courage and the value of life . you are most probably right about the P.O.W. they would have kill them .. it surprising that a country like Japan old of 2000 years and more . .. talk along centuries about duty , courage and honor , ...and conduct themselves like barbarian , killing , torturing unarmed civilian and army personnel and being awarded medals for this type of action.

[@suiminsha]

I suppose he is General MUTO Akira, the chief of stuff for General Yamashita.

[@gimnazijageo177]

A hero till the bitter end! Tenno heika banzai!!! 天皇陛下万才！！！

[@mariop.1516]

He's a murderer and thief too, don't you forget that.

[@gimnazijageo177]

Mario P. Bla, bla, bla, bla!!!

[@SubMachine1000]

12 million Chinese civilians being killed mostly with shovels and rifle butts hardly speaks of heroism in terms of Japanese leadership and foot soldiers but rather fanatical, despicable cowardice.

[@limpstear4453]

war criminal descendants always whitewash their forefather sins. They share the same evil dog blood. They all are ugly immoral evil dog of war criminal japan emperor

[@teammagmasmaxie6107]

@@limpstear4453 you are an igrorant o Your own history

[@RhLiSCHkVW]

Tomoyuki YamaSHITa

[@JoshuaGapaz]

I enjoyed this moment

[@APhilCollinsFan]

yamashita was a good general , that is why he got the nickname of tiger !!!! well let me tell you this , " having tiger for nickname don't mean you are a good general ! in this case tiger was related to the fact he was ferocious , has no pity , he was like a animal ( savage) .

[@JackieTrainwreck]

he also butchered innocent people by the thousands

[@slavsquat231]

source?

[@rsuriyop]

I've read that both Yamashita and Homma did not even get a fair trial under Douglas MacArthur orders just because he was butthurt that they forced him to retreat from the Philippines.

[@APhilCollinsFan]

Yamashita, ??? l dont fucking think so ! whatever you guys smoke , .. l want some !!!

[@Mawerick90]

in your country,in the Philipines

[@TravisLoneWolfWalsh]

Let him fry

[@urworstnytmare003]

@imaginator link please

[@user-gu7ux7qr1z]

a farce

[@nichijyack]

山下大将

[@nichijyack]

山下大将万歳！

[@ridingbanck2359]

It is MUTO ? not Yamashita

[@gillesguillaumin6603]

Disgusting !

[@user-iu9dr7dv4x]

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[@tortortor1208]

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[@nichijyack]

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[@nichijyack]

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