The English-language title of this Japanese film is General Yamashita; in any language, the title character is played by Sessue Hayakawa. During WW II, Yamashita is assigned to the Philippines by his longtime antagonist Tojo. The General tries to be an honorable man in his duties, but is overwhelmed by events. Put on trial for war crimes in 1945, General Yamashita is condemned to death, despite filmmaker Hiroshi Okawa's subliminal suggestions that his behavior was no worse than that of the American conquerors. Sessue Hayakawa's performance in Tomoyuki Yamashita is worth comparing to his similar characterizations in Three Came Home (1950) and Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).
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