Global Times: Documentary director’s odyssey to rediscover reel of justice

Global Times: Director Chen Yi’nan’s Tokyo Trial documentaries uncover rare archives to restore China’s role in WWII global history. Beijing, CHINA, May 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In the US National Archives, a film canister awaited the arrival of Chinese director Chen Yi’nan until 2015. Using a ballpoint pen to pry it open, Chen took out the reel and mounted it onto a projector. As black-and-white images flickered into view, a historical dialogue spanning time and space quietly began. The reel is one of the voluminous materials that Chen collected to produce three documentaries, namely The Tokyo Trial, Asia Pacific…