The read
It runs long at 2h 40m.
Synopsis
A documentary recording the testimony of fourteen former Japanese soldiers as they recount atrocities and war crimes committed during the Second World War, including the the infamous Unit 731 medical experimentation group. Having been trained by their country to be nothing but killers, the soldiers claim to have become morally numb and unable to see non-Japanese as even human. Perhaps feeling some remorse for what they have done, they now choose to tell their stories for the world to hear.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Minoru MatsuiDirector
- Minoru MatsuiWriter
- Ryosuke SatoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Yoshio TsuchiyaHimself / Former 2nd Lieutenant, MP / Witness #1
- Hakudo NagatomiHimself / Former Sergeant, Army / Witness #2
- Yoshio ShinozukaHimself / Former Corporal, Army / Witness #3
- Tsuyoshi EbatoHimself / Former Sergeant, Army / Witness #4
- Taisuke FunyuHimself / Former Sergeant Major, Army / Witness #5
- Masao ShikadaHimself / Former 2nd Lieutenant / Witness #6
- Yoshio SuzukiHimself / Former Sergeant Major, Army / Witness #7
- Yasuji KanekoHimself / Former Corporal, Army / Witness #8
- Masayo EnomotoHimself / Former Sergeant Major, Army / Witness #9
- Ken YuasaHimself / Former 1st Lieutenant, Army Medical Corps / Witness #10
- Ichiro KoyamaHimself / Former Sergeant, Army / Witness #11
- Shozo TominagaHimself / Former 1st Lieutenant, Army / Witness #12