Shimada, Shigetaro, 1883-1976

Head shots of the twenty seven accused war criminals from Japan that were tried at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East in Tokyo, Japan.

Original caption: Among the alleged major Japanese war criminals on trial at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are left from right (first row), Sadao Araki, Akira Muto, Naoki Hoshino, Okinori Kaya, Koichi Kido, Heitaro Kimura, (back row) left to right, Shigenori Togo, Kenryo Sato, Mamoru Shigemitsu, Shigetaro Shimada, Toshio Shiratori, Teiichi Suzuki, and Seishiro Itagaki. All others are unidentified.

Admiral Shigetaro Shimada was a Japanese admiral during World War II. He was tried as a war criminal during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. Shigetaro was represented by John Brannon, his defense attorney.