BOOKS
残された人々:比島戦犯死刑囚の手記 = Those Who were Left Behind : Memoir of a Condemuned War Criminal of the Philippine Campaign

Publisher: Suma-shobou,


Title Details
  • 残された人々:比島戦犯死刑囚の手記 = Those Who were Left Behind : Memoir of a Condemuned War Criminal of the Philippine Campaign
Publishers
  • Tokyo : Suma-shobou, 1952
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Location RHC
Item Call Number RHC-Jap O436 1952
Status Item withdrawn
Barcode RHC-J-2014-0165
Main Entry
  • Personal name - Okamoto, Torao
Title Statement
  • Title - 残された人々:比島戦犯死刑囚の手記 = Those Who were Left Behind : Memoir of a Condemuned War Criminal of the Philippine Campaign
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - Torao Okamoto
Varying Form Of Title
  • Title proper/short title - Nokosareta Hitobito: Hishima Senban Sikeishuu no Shuki
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Tokyo :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Suma-shobou,
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - 1952
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Media Type
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Summary, Etc.
  • Summary, etc. - "After Japan's surrender in the Pacific War in 1945, despite of being concluded of Peace Treaty with Japan in1951, more than 100 Japanese among condemned criminals were put as war criminals in New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa in Philippine due to be declared guilty an international military judicial trial for war criminals in Philippines (at the time of publication in 1952). The book is written based on private papers by them. The book is mainly edited that Japanese war criminals sent letters to their family, relatives and friends in Japan and also kept notes in the prison." - Masuko Takehisa
  • Summary, etc. - 日本降伏後、フィリピン国内での戦犯裁判によって戦犯の罪を受け、1951年の講和条約締結後もなお死刑囚を含む百名以上の日本人が、戦犯としてモンテンルパにあるニュービリビッド刑務所に収容されていた。(本書の出版当時)。本書は、フィリピンの日本人戦犯死刑囚の手記を元に書かれた本であり、日本人受刑者が、家族や友人などに送った手紙及び、獄中で書かれた手記を主体として編集されている。- Masuko Takehisa