Awakening of the Prison Soul: Six Years of Trajectory of Japanese War Criminals in Chinese Reeducation Centers

Author: (Japan) Kitagawa Nobuo
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: "The Awakening of a Prisoner's Soul" is the second installment in the trilogy of reflections on war by Japanese writer Kitagawa Nobuo, following "The Eternal Prayer." The book tells the story of approximately nine hundred Japanese prisoners of war who committed heinous crimes against the Chinese people during the war of aggression by Japan. Starting in the summer of 1950, they began to undergo reform at the Fushun War Criminals Management Institute. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the staff of the institute underwent intense ideological struggles, using great humanitarian spirit and broad-mindedness to reform and educate the prisoners through the act of repaying hatred with kindness. After six years of effort, this group of Japanese prisoners completed a historic transformation from "devils" to "humans."