Released in 1988, men behind the sun hei tai yang 731, the black sun unit 731 in native hong kong is a film about the imperial japanese armys unit 731, which during world war ii conducted medical research and biologicalchemical weapon experiments on captive human subjects. Have had a warthemed weekend, when it comes to movies, that is. Its original portuguese title means shattered april, and it is based on the novel of the same name written by the albanian writer ismail kadare, about the honor culture in the north of albania. Laterblacklisted edward dmytryk directed the film, and it stars margo, tom neal, j.
Nevertheless, men behind the sun remains one of the absolute greatest asian shockproductions ever. This film is very powerful and hard to watch but its a film that should be seen by everyone, to show the fact that there were more victims that suffered during world war 2 than most people are aware of. F mous shot a followup to men behind the sun in 1995 entitled black sun. Men behind the sun belongs to a totally different category than cannibal holocaust. Of course, like other exploitation films, men behind the sun became. I ran to the computer to make sure the autopsy early in the film was not real. In 1937, japanese troops raid the chinese city of nanking to execute a planned massacre by subjecting over 300,000 helpless civilians to various tortures and atrocities before slaughtering them all. Mou would return in 1995 with a follow up, black sun. The acting is some what worse then the classic godzilla movies i grew up on. A docudrama sequel to the notorious men behind the sun, which pulls no punches when it comes to delivering the shocks.
The second film, a thief in the night being the first, a distant thunder continues the story of patty, a young woman living in the end times referred to in biblical prophecy. Men behind the sun is a disturbing ride into madness. The film details the various cruel medical experiments unit 731 inflicted upon the. Men behind the sun is best movie produced by silmetropole organisation, with the use of a description of the movie is the film is a graphic depiction of the war atrocities committed by the japanese at unit 731, the secret biological weapons experimentation unit of the imperial japanese army during world war ii. Men behind the sun is a film directed by mou tunfei with wang gang, hsu gou, zhe quan, runsheng wang, year. The film details many of the experiments carried out by the unit. An idealistic young doctor, morishima, is horrified by the experiments being performed in the camp and when his fiancee arrives disguised as a chinese prisoner he sets out to liberate the camp. During the shut down and destruction of the japanese test camp squadron 731 in manchuria, a soldier becomes infected with a virus developed during the camps testing and risks spreading it into japan on the train ride home. It is not quite as disturbing as the untold story from hong kong. After the film, one of the old guys stood on stage and said that man behind the sun was the truth and he was there during the war as a japanese soldier. Horror, drama, history, war men behind the sun directors. The film details the various cruel medical experiments unit 731 inflicted upon chinese and soviet prisoners.
Men behind the sun part 14 limited 4 disc edition english subtitles. Men behind the sun is the true story of the japanese prison camp, manchu 731, where people were subjected to tremendous horrors. Ive not seen man behind the sun or evil dead trap or that many asian horror films. Whether the film is a cheap exploitation film or a valid commentary on the behavior of the japanese army is debated. Beyond the sun is a modern day tale of hope, faith and courage based on stories from the bible.
The film details the various cruel medical experiments unit 731 inflicted upon the chinese and soviet prisoners at the tailend of the war. Have you seen man behind the sun 2 laboratory of the devil and man behind the sun 3 escape from hell no. Mou set out to create a film depicting japanese war crimes during world war ii. Either way, its almost guaranteed to ruin your day. Men behind the sun is actually a rather horrifyingly accurate depiction of unit 731s activities in real life. For years, men behind the sun has developed quite a reputation among hong kong movie fans. Welcome to the breakdown where we breakdown all the grossest movies. The film focuses on the experiences of the last youth corps to. Rent men behind the sun 2003 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The film is a graphic depiction of the war atrocities committed by the japanese at unit 731, the. The film is a graphic depiction of the war atrocities committed.
Men behind the sun is a provocative film, and an honest statement about one of the worst aspects of humanity. The movie depicts the events behind the nanking massacre committed by the imperial japanese army against chinese citizens and refugees during the. The nanking massacre, also called men behind the sun 4, is a 1995 hong kong historical film written and directed by mou tun fei and is a follow up to the 1988 film, men behind the sun. The film is a graphic depiction of the war atrocities committed by. Apr 19, 2002 behind the sun describes a blood feud elevated to the dignity of tragedy. The film follows a year in the life of a family in pyongyang, north korea as their daughter zinmi prepares to join the korean childrens union on the day of the shining star kim jongils birthday. The film is powerful enough and hard to watch, but its a film that should be seen by everyone to show that there were more victims that suffered during ww2 that you may have known about. With kyle breitkopf, emma duke, cory gruterandrew, aiden cummingteicher. The first film in a notorious trilogy, men behind the sun tells of a remote.
Men behind the sun couldve been better as a film portraying the depravity of japanese medical experiments on the chinese, but i felt like unnecessary storylines and shitty exposition kind of illegitamized the film. Its a shocking hong kong film based upon the human. Pretty brutal, it isnt very historically accurate, but id give it a solid recommendation is definitely worth watching, as well as the film from the same director black sun, that is often called men behind the sun 4 when it is actually about the rape of nanking rather than unit 731, that one is a bit more realistic. The emotions you experience whilst watching this movie are almost indescribable. The nanking massacre, also called men behind the sun 4, is a 1995 hong kong historical film written and directed by mou tun fei and is a follow up to his 1988 film men behind the sun. Obviously the movie was shot on a relatively low budget and it shows at times, but i feel this film is still very effective for what it is trying to accomplish. Watch movie men behind the sun full movie with duration 105 min and broadcast on 19881201 and mpaa rating is 10.
The nanking massacre, also called men behind the sun 4, is a 1994 hong kong film directed by mou tun fei and is in many ways considered to be a follow up to the 1987 shockumentary film, men behind the sun. Mous use of actual autopsy footage and the maiming of a real cat have caused many to label the film as gross exploitation. Dec 20, 2016 men behind the sun came out in 1988 well after the boom of exploitation cinema had come and gone. Movies like men behind the sun 1988 byleth 1972 the boy who cried werewolf 2010 the alien within 1995 goodnight mommy 2014 double exposure 1982 5ive girls 2006 the spirit is willing 1967 pet 2016 full movie tank 432 2015 hell 2011 ballet of blood 2016. With liang zhang, yung pan, shaotien hsiung, wenting chiang. Menbehindthesunbqnftyyww4e scanner internet archive python library 0. A short film wherein a man working in a morgue mutilates and defiles one of the corpses. Its original portuguese title means shattered april, and it is based on the novel of the same name written by the albanian writer ismail kadare, about the honor. Streamcloud men behind the sun 1988 deutsch stream. Men behind the sun 1988 horror, drama, history, war movie. Men behind the sun hei tai yang 731 1988 polski dubbing.
Kaufen sie men behind the sun the historical edition gunstig ein. Director tun fei mou discusses the making of this film and other films in his career including men behind the sun 4 1995 in the full length documentary film. Men behind the sun is a movie about the japanese unit 731 which was a secret organization that tested bio weapons and other things during the second world war by using kidnapped people as guinea pigs. It is known for the many gruesome things it subjected its victims to. Initially the film plays like an asian buddy movie, with playful scenes between the innocent recruits and moments of unexpected sentimentality. Film men behind the sun 731 men behind the sun men. Charlie malayalam movie official trailer hd dulquer salmaan. Men behind the sun hei tai yang 731 1988 polski dubbing youtube. Apr 20, 2018 directed by graciela rodriguez gilio, charlie mainardi. Behind the rising sun is a 1943 american war film based on the 1941 book behind the rising sun written by james r. Men behind the sun the 1988 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
The nanking massacre is equal parts fact and exploitation, detailing another in a long line of historical wartime atrocities. It was produced by korean money, shot by godfrey ho, a hong kong director and was filmed in manchuria. All of these experiments are shown in full throughout the film, there are. After receiving a degree from a university in chicago, he begins his trip back home to see his family. Chris hilton, jiang wen, jianxin chen, dai yao wu, hsu gou, guowen zhang, linjie hao, yongdong zhao, haizhe jin, rongming zheng, tie long jin, yuanrong jin, bolin li, pengyu liu, xuhui liu, zhaohua mei, zhe quan, jiefu tian, gang wang, runshen wang, shennin wang. But men behind the sun isnt really your typical exploitation flick.
The nanking massacre, which is also known as men behind the sun 2 in certain territories. A twominute scene of a live cat devoured for real by scores of rats was cut by british censors, and the film as a whole has never been commercially distributed in the us. Men behind the sun is the better movie manufacured by silmetropole organisation, which has a description of the movie is the film is a graphic depiction of the war atrocities committed by the japanese at unit 731, the secret biological weapons experimentation unit of the imperial japanese army during world war ii. I did enjoy the sick torture scenes but they were honestly a. Again,i would not personally consider men behind the sun a horror film in the genre sense of the word, although the actions depicted are pretty horrific.
Men behind the sun is a 1988 hong kong historical horror film. The film details the various cruel medical experiments unit 731 inflicted upon. An emotionally charged film about the life of a muslim who becomes a christian. But while the the deer hunter reminded me how lucky i am being spared of the horrors of wars, men behind the sun makes me truly despise humanity and ultimately, it makes me hate myself. Nanking massacre, which retold another aspect of the japanese occupation in equally graphic detail. The movie depicts the events behind the nanking massacre committed by the imperial japanese army against chinese citizens and refugees during the second sinojapanese war. Hei tai yang 731 men behind the sun squadron 731 1988. Men behind the sun although based on real life events struggles to make it worth the watch as the movie its self is way more boring then i ever thought possible. Men behind the sun is a fictionalised account of war atrocities perpetrated against chinese and russian people by the japanese during world war 2. Abril despedacado is a 2001 brazilianfrenchswiss social drama film directed by walter salles, produced by arthur cohn, and starring rodrigo santoro. Quickly, though, men behind the sun shatters that innocence and replaces it with some of the most realistic and gruesome scenes of horror ever committed to the screen. Men behind the sun 1988 disturbing breakdown youtube. Laboratory of the devil directed by godfrey ho, starring zhu decheng 1992.
Purporting to tell the true story of japanese medical experiments on the civilian populace of manchuria during the sinojapanese war and towards the end of world war ii, this graphic film from. That said, this movie is more gruesome than almost all european and of course american movies that i have seen. He then said that they did more terrible things to people than the film documented. Alot of times i think that the critics are wrong but this film really is awful. Men behind the sun 3 a narrow escape original chinese. It takes place in a rural area of brazil, but it could be set instead in the middle east, in bosnia, in india, in africa, in any of those places where people kill each other because of who their parents were. Laboratory of the devil full movie in english the grisly exposure of unit 731s germ warfare programme during the second world war. Men behind the sun 1988 horror, drama, history, war. Behind the sun, abril despedacado, a brazilian movie who told the simple story about two families locked in a blood vendetta over sugar cane land in the late 19th century somewhere in a northern. Depois do holocausto na europa, outra grande revelacao da maldade humana e revelada nesta.
The movie depicts the events behind the nanking massacre committed by the imperial japanese army against chinese citizen. Men behind the sun 1988 full movie streaming hd player. This uplifting story is intended to spiritually engage and encourage audiences of all ages to live their best life, make good choices and help others. Release men behind the sun in best look with movie synopsis the film is a graphic depiction of the war atrocities committed by the japanese at unit 731, the secret biological weapons experimentation unit of the. Jul 02, 2016 men behind the sun hei tai yang 731 1988 polski dubbing. Men behind the sun 4 1995 in 1937, japanese troops raid the chinese city of nanking to execute a planned massacre by subjecting over 300,000 helpless civilians to various tortures and atrocities before slaughtering them all.
How dare you accomplish something thats nihilistic, shockingly revolting and surprising of all effective. Men behind the sun is the true story of the prison camp, manchu 731, where people were subjected to tremendous horrors. Its a shocking hong kong film based upon the human experiments done. The film examines the true story of unit 731, a covert biological research unit, used by imperial japan during the second world war. Men behind the sun movie the film is a graphic depiction of the war atrocities committed by the japanese at unit 731, the secret biological weapons experimentation unit of the imperial japanese army during world war ii. I know that extreme horror fans will seek this and men behind the sun out for their notorious reputations as shocking and horrific gore films, but i think that those who are just looking for bloodandguts will be severely disappointed. Later blacklisted edward dmytryk directed the film, and it stars margo, tom neal, j. Men behind the sun cast starring chris hilton, jiang wen, jianxin chen, dai yao wu, hsu gou.
Samir majan, a young man born and raised a muslim in the middle east attends college in america. Descriere film men behind the sun 731 men behind the sun men behind the sun 1988 online in romana. Men behind the sun came out in 1988 well after the boom of exploitation cinema had come and gone. The film examines the true story of unit 731, a covert biological research unit, used by. Men behind the sun is the true story of the japanese prison camp, manchu 731, where people were subjected to tremendous. Quickly, though, men behind the sun shatters that innocence and replaces it with some of the most realistic and gruesome. As i stated before, these are neither horror nor gore films, but a fictionalized recreation of events.
Unit 731 is a secret facility which conducts biological and other medical experiments on both animals and humans. Men behind the sun 1988 historicwarhorror hong kong the film is a graphic depiction of. The extras just one trailer for the film, ten chapter stops and a rather pointless animated slideshow. The film is a graphic depiction of the war atrocities committed by the japanese at unit 731, the secret biological weapons experimentation unit of the imperial japanese army during world war ii. Men behind the sun is a 1988 hong kong historical exploitation horror film directed by t.
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