Hei tai yang 731 (Men Behind the Sun) (Squadron 731) (1988)

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• Unknown H

  
  I had seen this movie on so many "Most Disturbing" lists that I thought, being that way inclined, that it was worth a look in. Much like "August Underground" and "Necromantik" which also appeared on very similar lists, I was not as shocked as I felt I… More
  I had seen this movie on so many "Most Disturbing" lists that I thought, being that way inclined, that it was worth a look in. Much like "August Underground" and "Necromantik" which also appeared on very similar lists, I was not as shocked as I felt I should have been. Maybe my generation has become desensitised to these kind of themes but I thought it was adequatly revolting but also deeply thoughtful. The real horror in this movie is not the many gut wrenching scenes of abject threat but the underlying tone of realism that really sticks it in and breaks it off. Not the most disturbing movie I have seen by a long shot but certainly beats the shit out of some more recent movies that have been dubbed as such.

• Lee ?

  
  Admittedly I only decided to see this for the gore, but I didn't expect to enjoy the film as much as I did. I really enjoyed the fly-on-the-wall documentary style approach the film is shot in... made it seem all the more real. Of course the gore is present a number of times but… More
  Admittedly I only decided to see this for the gore, but I didn't expect to enjoy the film as much as I did. I really enjoyed the fly-on-the-wall documentary style approach the film is shot in... made it seem all the more real. Of course the gore is present a number of times but it's not relentless and every 5 minutes. It is graphic, shocking and a bit moving too. Recommended, but it's very grim. Be warned.

• Randy T

  
  Widely considered one of the world's most controversial films, <i>Men Behind the Sun</i> presents a gruesome depiction of a Japanese death camp in WWII. Speaking just for myself, after witnessing limbs being severed, electrocution, urine drinking, baby killing, live… More
  Widely considered one of the world's most controversial films, <i>Men Behind the Sun</i> presents a gruesome depiction of a Japanese death camp in WWII. Speaking just for myself, after witnessing limbs being severed, electrocution, urine drinking, baby killing, live human vivisection, bludgeoning, freezing, skinning, crucifixion, microwaving and gassing, the part that bothered me the most is when they killed a cat. :(

• Christopher B

  
  Horrifying film about war atrocieties commited by the Japanese. Stomach churning moments abound along with an utter sense of doom. The director was very angry when he made this, and it shows. Could do without the real autopsy footage and the animal cruelty though.