Shozo Tominaga (富永 正三, Tominaga Shōzō, 1914 or 1915 – January 13, 2002) [1] was a Japanese war criminal turned peace activist.
Tominaga served in Manchuria during the Second Sino-Japanese War. In that time, he participated in many war crimes. [2] He served with the 39th Division, based in Hiroshima, and from July 1941 onward served in Central China. [3] Tominaga was captured during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in 1945. As with many other Japanese prisoners of war in the Soviet Union, he was interred in a harsh POW camp in Siberia. In 1950, he was handed over to People's Republic of China. [4]
Tominaga was released in 1957 and returned to Japan. [5] That same year, he co-founded a peace activist group [1]
In 2001, shortly prior to his death, he participated in the Japanese documentary film Japanese Devils (Riben guizi). [6]
Shozo Tominaga (富永 正三, Tominaga Shōzō, 1914 or 1915 – January 13, 2002) [1] was a Japanese war criminal turned peace activist.
Tominaga served in Manchuria during the Second Sino-Japanese War. In that time, he participated in many war crimes. [2] He served with the 39th Division, based in Hiroshima, and from July 1941 onward served in Central China. [3] Tominaga was captured during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in 1945. As with many other Japanese prisoners of war in the Soviet Union, he was interred in a harsh POW camp in Siberia. In 1950, he was handed over to People's Republic of China. [4]
Tominaga was released in 1957 and returned to Japan. [5] That same year, he co-founded a peace activist group [1]
In 2001, shortly prior to his death, he participated in the Japanese documentary film Japanese Devils (Riben guizi). [6]