Review of Tokyo Trial

In a nutshell: a great and very important series about the Tokyo Trial taking place after World War II in Asia-Pacific! Having a life-long interest in events surrounding World War II, I was keen to watch this series of which I had never heard before. I read in another review, right here on IMDb, that this series is for people, who are willing to listen to every spoken word. This is absolutely true! This series is not about courtroom-action and thrilling accounts of eyewitnesses and/or defendants, but about the challenges and struggles of an international panel of civilian and military judges in search of common grounds in their demanding daily work. Apart from the character of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, portrayed by Mr. Michael Ironside, I loved the characters (of the judges) of which most of them also looked like the real-life people. As much as I like Mr. Ironside as an actor, I wished the casting crew would have chosen an actor who looked more like the real MacArthur with the same commanding screen presence of Mr. Ironside. Also I would have loved if the creators/producers would have gone even deeper in introducing the judges and their different characters and backgrounds and making it a series with 6-8 episodes. If a good script is paired with great creators, directors, producers and cast, TV has the power not just to entertain but also educate!