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A lack of punch
There are any number of ways in which you could dramatise the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (a.k.a the Tokyo Trial). This was essentially the Nuremberg Trials of Asia and so there are many ways in which you can bring this piece of history to life.
Instead, Tokyo Trial (the TV show) opts for a fairly unimaginative chronological retelling of the trial. The minor exception is occasional diversions via the personal interactions of Justice Röling – who I suspect was chosen as the main POV because this is a Dutch co-production.
However, it's Irrfan Khan as Justice Pal who steals the show. Episode two is therefore the only really interesting episode: this is the only one in which he is afforded some lines. Overall, the show drags heaps.
I'm not going to comment on the actual historical trial itself because that's too hella fraught for me to touch given I know so little about it.
Instead, Tokyo Trial (the TV show) opts for a fairly unimaginative chronological retelling of the trial. The minor exception is occasional diversions via the personal interactions of Justice Röling – who I suspect was chosen as the main POV because this is a Dutch co-production.
However, it's Irrfan Khan as Justice Pal who steals the show. Episode two is therefore the only really interesting episode: this is the only one in which he is afforded some lines. Overall, the show drags heaps.
I'm not going to comment on the actual historical trial itself because that's too hella fraught for me to touch given I know so little about it.
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