Military officer, head of Manchukuo Film Association
Known for
Amakasu incident
Criminal status
Deceased
Conviction(s)
Murder (3 counts)
Criminal penalty
10 years imprisonment with hard labour; commuted to 7.5 years imprisonment with hard labour
Masahiko Amakasu (甘粕 正彦, Amakasu Masahiko, January 26, 1891 – August 20, 1945) was an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army who was imprisoned for his involvement in the Amakasu Incident, the extrajudicial execution of anarchists after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, who later became head of the Manchukuo Film Association.
MasahikoAmakasu (甘粕 正彦, AmakasuMasahiko, January 26, 1891 – August 20, 1945) was an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army who was imprisoned for his...
anarchists and their young nephew by military police, led by Lieutenant AmakasuMasahiko, in September 1923. The victims were Ōsugi Sakae, an informal leader...
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