Tasuku Okada

Japanese officer (1890–1949)

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Tasuku Okada

Born	April 14, 1890 Tottori Prefecture, Imperial Japan
Died	September 17, 1949 (aged 59) Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Occupied Japan
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Criminal status	Executed

Conviction(s)	War crimes
Trial	Yokohama War Crimes Trials
Criminal penalty	Death


Military career
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	World War II

Tasuku Okada (岡田資, Okada Tasuku, April 14, 1890 – September 17, 1949) was a Japanese officer during World War II. After the war he was put on trial during the Yokohama War Crimes Trials for ordering executions of captured American aircrew in 1945. Okada was found guilty, sentenced to death, and hanged in 1949. Okada took responsibility for ordering the execution of 38 captured U.S. POWs, after he considered them to be war criminals for the firebombings of Japan.^[1]^[2]

In popular culture

The war crimes trial of Okada was depicted in the 2007 film, Best Wishes for Tomorrow. He was played by Makoto Fujita.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Pulvers, Roger Maj. Gen. Okada: a rare leader who took the blame June 24, 2007 Japan Times Retrieved February 23, 2016
^ Morio, Norio Japanese film a poetic look at a WWII war crime trial March 9, 2008 Archived March 9, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Stars and Stripes Retrieved February 23, 2016
^ Pulvers, Roger An exemplar of where the war-crimes buck stops May 20, 2007 Japan Times Retrieved February 23, 2016
^ Pulvers, Roger Maj. Gen. Okada: a rare leader who took the blame June 24, 2007 Japan Times Retrieved February 23, 2016