Men Behind the Sun

Many know of the horrific experimentations the Nazi's performed during the reign of Hitler, less are aware of Japans Unit 731 which was in progress between 1937–1945. This unit performed experimentations upon humans that rival those performed by the Nazi's. For biological warfare of course and if you're curious as to the specific experimentations they inflicted upon their own people, it's called the internet.

The movie is based on actual events which is why it's so terrifying. The casualness that the soldiers and generals treat and speak of the experiments only adds to my frustration that people can actual do this to one another.

There is a scene where a young mute boy is taken to be experimented on. It is completely heartbreaking because he is innocent as to what they are about to do to him. He willingly listens and does everything he is told. They proceed to put him to sleep and take his major organs out. Pulling the heart from his chest while it is still beating.

The scientists throughout the movie are completely devoid of any human compassion. They are in some ways worse than even the Nazi's because they experiment on their own people.

And at last a huge slap of symbolism sprays across the scene when the last prisoner is stabbed with a huge pole which holds up a huge Japanese pole. It is not subtle at all. Don't look for any glorious Hollywood ending for the underdog here.