The Truth About Nanjing

Mizushima said he received more than 200 million yen (US$1.8 million) in donations from 5,000 of his supporters in order to fund the film. and was intended to expose what the filmmakers saw as propaganda aspects of the Nanjing Massacre. Less than a month before the 70th anniversary of the Nanjing massacre, the director said in an interview Higashinakano was ordered by a Japanese court to pay compensation to a Chinese woman after he accused her of lying about being a victim of violence by the Japanese in Nanjing. and which he perceives to be a "setup by China to control intelligence". ==Plot==

The Truth About Nanjing is a three-part film. • The first section was "Seven condemned criminals" (The theme is Class A war criminals.) This part shows the last day of the seven people who were condemned to death in 1948 by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and executed on 23 December 1948 at Sugamo Prison, Tokyo. The film focuses on Iwane Matsui's campaign in Nanjing through flashbacks. Focus is put on each of the seven men. • The second section was for verification. (Documentary) • The third section was for America. (Drama) ==Cast==

;The cast of the first part • – Iwane Matsui • – Hideki Tōjō • Minori Terada – Kōki Hirota • – Seishirō Itagaki • – Kenji Doihara • – Akira Mutō • Akira Kubo – Heitarō Kimura • Kan Mikami – , chaplain of Sugamo Prison • – Fumiko Matsui, wife of Iwane Matsui • Setsuko Karasuma – , wife of Kōki Hirota ==Reactions==

Tokushi Kasahara, a professor at Tsuru University, said other countries were making faithful documentaries and "it is shameful that Japan can only make this kind of film." Support in Japan Journalist Yoshiko Sakurai • House of Representatives: • Shingo Nishimura (independent) • Jin Matsubara (Democratic Party of Japan) • Tōru Toida (Liberal Democratic Party) • Atsushi Watanabe (Liberal Democratic Party) • Masaaki Akaike (Liberal Democratic Party) • Eiichiro Washio (Democratic Party of Japan) • Hirofumi Ryu (Democratic Party of Japan) • Yohei Matsumoto (Democratic Party of Japan) • Tomomi Inada (Liberal Democratic Party) • House of Councillors: • Shimpei Matsushita (independent) • Yasuhiro Oe (Liberal Democratic Party) • Nariaki Nakayama (Liberal Democratic Party) ==See also==