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Statement of Ohtsuki (24 Mar-8 Apr 47). Among the Probationary Officers in the Guerilla Unit was Narazaki. At the 9 or 10 August execution. At this time personnel that walked arrived. Someone said that Narazaki was good at kendo, to Itezono, and Narazaki then walked towards the Prisoner sitting on the edge of the pit and beheaded him, When the last, the 8th, Prisoner was brought up Itezono said in a loud voice that karate would be used. Itezono and Enatsu then approached each other, talked, and Itezono turned to the group of 15 Probationary Officers in front of the Prisoner, and said in a loud voice, that all of the Probatioary Officers step, up and try karate on the Prisoner, and they all moved up, with the 6 of them taking turns delivering the diaphram and stomach blows, including Nishida, Narazaki, Koyama and Ohtsuki believes Karu. While they were trying karate Enatsu was 3 or 4 meters away showing them how karate should be done. After several minutes, Tomomori said he would give whiskey to all the executioners, and Eguchi, Satano and Narazaki, among others, received whiskey. |
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Statement of Oki (9Nov-13 Nov 47). Inada told Oki not tr mention the KIU incident in his report, to which Akita agreed, the report was subject to the approval of Inada. Oki discovered that Wako, Toji, Onishi, Satano, Narasaki, Kuroki, Otosu, Capt. Yoshida, Munehiro Ono, Maeda, Akemine, Hiroji Nakayama and Hashiyama were executioners of flyers, but Inada would not permit Oki to name them in his report. |
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Statement of Narazaki (7 Oct 47). On the 9 or 10 August, Narazaki returned from Saga. Yamagami told him that Idezono and all the members of the Guerilla Unit had gone to Aburayama, so they decided to go. When they approached the scene of the execution, one of the Probationary Officers proclaimed that Narazaki had arrived, whereupon Idezono said to Tomomori that since Narazaki was good at kendo, let him perform the executions. Tomomori nodded at this, and Idezono told 2nd Lt. Ono, who had already drawn sword, to wait, Idezono said "Karazaki you perform the execution. Use the 'kesagiri' stroke." Narazaki said he had no experience in executions, and when he reached Ono, Tomomori approached him told him to calm down, offered him a drink of liquor, which he took, then said to Ono, "Please since you are a 2nd Lt. and I am only a Probationary Officer, go ahead and perform the execution." Narazaki received no answer, said it again, then Ono replied that since Idezono had told him, he should perform the execution. |
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Statement of Otsuki (2-9 Jul 47). Otsuki states that these parties cut off heads: Candidate Officer Narazaki, killed 1 (7th Prisoner) |