Title:EXECUTION OF WAR CRIMINAL UYENO MASAKARU AT RANGOON JAIL [Allocated Title]
Film Number:JFU 638
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Convicted Japanese war criminal Captain Uyeno Masakaru is executed at Rangoon Central Jail.
Description: Masakaru is led out from his cell towards the gallows. He is led up to the gallows and stumbles on one of the steps. After the hanging, a Japanese bearer party bow towards the shrouded body before putting it into a coffin. The coffin is carried away; an Indian soldier (a Gurkha?) follows behind.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: War Office Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor)
SEAC Film Unit (Production company)
Wilson, A (Sergeant) (Production individual)
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Keywords: Rangoon, Burma (geography)
Post-war Burma 1945-1948 (event)
Japanese Atrocities, War Crimes (event)
Singapore War Crimes Trials, War Crimes Trials (event)
