The most "cold-blooded" Japanese soldier, the commander-in-chief of the US army after the war, arrested him by name, but he lived in stealth to 85
Angelina Jolie's World War II film "Indestructible", based on a true story, tells the legendary life of the American soldier Luis Zamperini, who was brutally abused by the Japanese army after being captured by the Japanese army during World War II. This Japanese army was Hiromitsu Watanabe.
Watanabe was born into a wealthy family in Japan, joined the Japanese Army after he graduated, and Watanabe, who thought he could become a high-ranking officer in the military with his family and diploma, did not expect that after a few years of mixing, he finally became the head of Omori Prison near Yokohama, and the head of the prison was not respected, so Watanabe vented his pain and dissatisfaction on the people in prison.
Hiromitsu Watanabe was considered by the Americans to be the most cold-blooded and perverted prison guard in the Japanese army in World War II because of his mistreatment of prisoners of war, and after the end of World War II, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Japan made a list of Japanese war criminals who wanted to catch the most, many of whom were politicians and senior military officials, except for Hiromitsu Watanabe, who was a Japanese soldier, which showed how cold-blooded and perverted he was.
Watanabe's notoriety made Omori Prison a "punishment camp," where a famous American prisoner of war, Louis Zamberini, who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and finished eighth, was a famous Figure in the United States. After the outbreak of World War II, he joined the Air Force as a bomber for bombers, was captured by the Japanese during a mission, and sent to Omori Prison.
In prison, Louis suffers from inhuman life every day, he only has to do heavy work every day, but also has to be tortured by brutal Japanese soldiers, and it is even more unfortunate that he meets the real demon - Watanabe Hiromitsu, Watanabe Muhiro's favorite torture of celebrities with identity, Louis naturally became his focus "care object".
Later, in Louis Zamberini's recollection, Watanabe Hiromitsu abused him in an all-out way, in addition to beating him every day with a steel buckle on his belt against his temple, in order to torture Louis, Watanabe often punished him with "trick exercises", and the slightest dissatisfaction was a severe beating.
After the surrender of Japan, Zamperini returned home alive, and he became a household hero in the United States, but the demon Watanabe disappeared, and even though he was listed as one of the 40 most wanted Japanese war criminals, the Allies could not find any trace of him, and everyone thought he was dead.
But after all the charges against Japanese war criminals were later dropped, Watanabe appeared in the eye as a wealthy insurance salesman and publicly stated that he did not accept the Accusations of the United States, refused to apologize to those who were tortured by him, and refused to repent even when Watanabe died, arguably saying that Watanabe was the most cold-blooded and ruthless demon.