Tasuku Okada

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Tasuku Okada
Born	April 14, 1890 Tottori prefecture, Japan
Died	September 17, 1949 (aged 59)
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Army
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. He was executed by hanging.

Okada took responsibility for ordering the execution of 38 captured US prisoners of war, after he considered them to be war criminals for the firebombings of Japan. Okada took full blame for the war crime, in effect, shielding his subordinates from harsh punishment and earning him wide respect.^[1][2]

In popular culture[]

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

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