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Footage of Yoshiko Kawashima's trial and execution: Figure 6 is being escorted to the execution site, and Figure 9 is covered in blood and is difficult to distinguish

Footage of Yoshiko Kawashima's trial and execution: Figure 6 is being escorted to the execution site, and Figure 9 is covered in blood and is difficult to distinguish

After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, those traitors who had served as running dogs of the Japanese army invading China, playing for the tiger, and oppressing their compatriots, after losing the protection of the Japanese army, waited for them to be judged by the Chinese people. Of course, Yoshiko Kawashima, who is the number one traitor and traitor, is no exception. In the photo is Yoshiko Kawashima in prison.

Footage of Yoshiko Kawashima's trial and execution: Figure 6 is being escorted to the execution site, and Figure 9 is covered in blood and is difficult to distinguish

In 1937, Yoshiko Kawashima was arrested from her home in Beijing's Sijiu Hutong. This photograph, taken on October 8, 1947, shows Yoshiko Kawashima being escorted to trial, and Yoshiko Kawashima is clearly seen smiling at this time. Because Kawashima Yoshiko has a relatively special status, she was originally the daughter of Prince Su (late Qing Dynasty Gege), but she was trained as a spy by the Invading Japanese Army, Kawashima Yoshiko after her arrest can be said to have caused a storm, and many reports related to her appeared in the newspapers, and people were waiting to try her.

Footage of Yoshiko Kawashima's trial and execution: Figure 6 is being escorted to the execution site, and Figure 9 is covered in blood and is difficult to distinguish

According to the Beiping (Beijing) Xinmin Bao at that time, Kawashima Yoshiko made this report on the trial: "An hour before the trial, nearly thousands of people inside and outside the court were waiting for the official trial, and some of the doors and windows in the upstairs courtroom were squeezed out, and a judicial police officer was injured. The dust downstairs is falling, and the roof is shaking, and there is a danger of collapse." The newspaper described the scene of the trial of Yoshiko Kawashima, and the number of people showed that people wanted to see what would happen to this traitor who confessed to being a father. In the photo is Yoshiko Kawashima at the scene of the public trial.

Footage of Yoshiko Kawashima's trial and execution: Figure 6 is being escorted to the execution site, and Figure 9 is covered in blood and is difficult to distinguish

Yoshiko Kawashima in the court had a proud face and could not be a life. The court tried her for adultery, but Yoshiko Kawashima strenuously denied her identity as a Chinese, and the trial process has not been smooth. Yoshiko Kawashima tried to write a letter to her adoptive father, Kawashima Nanasu, asking him to provide him with proof of identity as a Japanese, but he failed to do so. Photograph taken on October 16, 1947, during the public trial of Yoshiko Kawashima at the Provisional Court of Hebei No. 1 Prison.

Footage of Yoshiko Kawashima's trial and execution: Figure 6 is being escorted to the execution site, and Figure 9 is covered in blood and is difficult to distinguish

Yoshiko Kawashima in court is good at words, and often makes the judge dumb. In fact, her identity can neither directly massacre civilians, nor can she participate in the formulation of the Japanese military aircraft, so the court conviction is very difficult, at this time the nationality issue will be related to her life and death: if she is a Chinese, then the crime of traitor will be inevitable; In the case of Japanese, in the previous trials of Japanese war criminals, except for the most senior commander and the officer who slaughtered civilians, most of the other Japanese soldiers and expatriates were released and returned to China. In the photo is Yoshiko Kawashima, who is defending herself.

Footage of Yoshiko Kawashima's trial and execution: Figure 6 is being escorted to the execution site, and Figure 9 is covered in blood and is difficult to distinguish

On October 5, 1947, the Peiping High Court rendered a judgment, found Jin Bihui a traitor, convicted of treason and espionage, and sentenced him to death. The verdict states: First, the defendant's biological father was the former Prince of Qingsu, which is undoubtedly a Chinese and should be punished as a traitor; second, the defendant had close contacts with Japanese political figures and carried out espionage activities in men's clothing during the "January 28 Incident" in Shanghai, which triggered the Shanghai Incident; third, the defendant participated in taking Puyi and his family out of Tianjin to make preparations for the preparation of the establishment of the puppet Manchukuo; fourth, the defendant had long-term contacts with the Kwantung Army and was appointed "Commander of the An Guo Army." In the photo is Yoshiko Kawashima wearing a mask.

Footage of Yoshiko Kawashima's trial and execution: Figure 6 is being escorted to the execution site, and Figure 9 is covered in blood and is difficult to distinguish

In prison, Yoshiko Kawashima not only did not suffer anything but was treated differently, but she also had her own cell. Her execution date was March 25, 1948 at 6:45 a.m. Yoshiko Kawashima, who was in prison, made two requests, namely, a letter to his adoptive father and a bath and change of clothes, but only the first one was granted. In the photo is Yoshiko Kawashima after being shot.

Footage of Yoshiko Kawashima's trial and execution: Figure 6 is being escorted to the execution site, and Figure 9 is covered in blood and is difficult to distinguish

On March 26, 1948, the Beiping Daily and the Tianjin Ta Kung Pao reported on the execution of Yoshiko Kawashima. Among them, the "Beiping Daily" wrote: Jin Bihui, yesterday, was shot. The "Ta Kung Pao" wrote: Jin Qiangbihui was executed yesterday morning, and the subtitle was that the Beiping reporter interview was rejected, and the Association of Journalists protested. Why is the subtitle of the Ta Kung Pao written like this? It turned out that on the day Kawashima Yoshiko was executed, the Beiping authorities refused to interview reporters, and finally only allowed an Associated Press reporter to interview, that is, the third from the right in this photo, and public opinion was in an uproar for a while. A foreign journalist is photographing Yoshiko Kawashima.

Footage of Yoshiko Kawashima's trial and execution: Figure 6 is being escorted to the execution site, and Figure 9 is covered in blood and is difficult to distinguish

During the execution, because the bullet was shot from the back of Yoshiko Kawashima's head and shot from under her forehead, her entire face was completely unrecognizable after the execution. Since not many people saw the whole process, people suspected that it was not Kawashima himself who was executed. The mystery has never been solved. In the photo is Yoshiko Kawashima, who was completely disfigured after being shot.

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