Men Behind the Sun 1 (1988)

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Avg Rating: 4.5 / 5. Voted: 64

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The subs are a bit off here and there – was already burnt into the video, so nothing could be done

AKA: Hei Tai Yang 731, Black Sun 731, Squadron 731
Year: 1988
Directed by: Tun Fei Mou
Starring: Gang Wang (Lt. Gen. Ishii)
Country: Hong Kong, Asian Cinema
Language: Mandarin (English subtitles)
Runtime: 01:44:58
Genres: Military, Based on a True Story, Violence Against-Relationships with Animals, Captivity, Gruesome, Fascism, Torture, Racism, Medical

Plot – Spoilers:
Men Behind the Sun is based on Unit 731, a facility run by the Japanese during WW2, where experiments were conducted on mostly Chinese and some Soviet prisoners. The prisoners were referred to as ‘logs’ and the experiments were part of a grand plan to design biological weapons.

Lt. Gen. Ishii arrives at Unit 731 with a reputation that forces even the Generals there to be servile, with his every whim unquestioned. Coinciding with his arrival, a squadron of teenage boys are brought in, who act as a sort of mirror to the atrocities that the perpetrators rarely stare into. With defeat for Imperial Japan looming, Ishii believes his Unit is a secret ace that can turn the war around and the experiments get more brutal.

Apart from the quite vivid human torment, Men Behind the Sun also includes a few controversial scenes of violence vs animals such as a cat being devoured by rats (later claimed by the Director to be fake), and an (oddly) aesthetic scene of rats on fire scurrying hither thither.

Predictably, the movie was received with outrage and was promptly banned in a number of countries though most of this probably had to do with its historical context.

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depleted nut sack
depleted nut sack
January 14, 2023 5:08 am

too good and real a film to troll but why the baby dik?

Steve
Steve
Reply to  depleted nut sack
January 14, 2023 5:15 am

Baby dick is the best,so delicate,especially gay cry baby dick

Shane Morris
Shane Morris
November 28, 2022 12:25 pm

Lol I was 11 when I saw this on vhs in Australia 89,or 90 probably,I’d seen some gory shit,but that guys guts busting out of his shitter when the stuck him in the vacuum chamber was pretty wild

The White Horseman
The White Horseman
May 22, 2022 12:13 am

Great movie.

OJ not Simpson
OJ not Simpson
March 15, 2022 8:05 am

The message of this film is no matter what you do to Asians, there is still billion of them around.

Question
Question
March 8, 2022 6:22 pm

Is this the same as Secret Prison Part 1 (2010) and Secret Prison Part 2 (2010) just posted under a different name which also covered the atrocities of Unit 731?

Question
Question
Reply to  Question
March 8, 2022 6:31 pm

Sorry meant is this the same as Philosophy of a Knife CD1 (2008) and Philosophy of a Knife CD2 (2008)? I tried to edit my original question but the system wouldn’t let me.

Maniac
Maniac
October 11, 2021 9:53 pm

Aside from the animal cruelty in this film, the biggest thing that really pisses me off is the fact that some of these sick fucks never stepped into a courtroom to face justice for war crimes but were given immunity and sanctuary in the U.S. just like the Nazis before them. Makes me sick really. Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden are having drinks together and exchanging war crimes stories in some deep underground military base in the U.S.

Jason Melaas
Jason Melaas
April 19, 2021 5:02 pm

this is one of those films that was considered terrible for its time, but this movie should really be on Amazon Prime or Shudder at this point. its more of a historical film and its done really well! personally loved watching it. snuggle up and pack a bowl for this wild ride

RawDeal
RawDeal
Reply to  Jason Melaas
May 23, 2021 11:28 am

Think the animal scenes alone would cause outrage in todays climate.

I poop on your face
I poop on your face
Reply to  RawDeal
March 21, 2022 3:04 pm

Yeah it would. Today’s western society care more about a dog than they do about a child. This is one reason why society is going to hell and because of millennials.

Edwin T.
Edwin T.
March 3, 2021 12:15 pm

I remember watching this movie with English dub on Youtube and it’s like a dark comedy oml.

Zed Man
Zed Man
Reply to  Edwin T.
April 25, 2021 11:27 am

If you watched this on You Tube then you saw the censored version and missed out on a lot of the film. You Tube is notorious for censoring most of the films they show as they are bound by some code or another to be family friendly with their content.

RawDeal
RawDeal
Reply to  Zed Man
May 19, 2021 7:54 am

They didnt censor Serbian Film when i watched it on YT. Wish they did lol

Zed Man
Zed Man
Reply to  RawDeal
May 19, 2021 11:03 am

I doubt you saw the whole 104 min version on YT. They censor films with even the mildest violence. They certainly would not show the baby scene in full or anything related to pedophilia. If it was posted by someone, it will soon be removed if it has not been already.

Dmt_Perception
Dmt_Perception
Reply to  Zed Man
May 19, 2021 4:35 pm

Sprski Film’s screener has been on YT for years, as has the full uncut version of MBtS. You’d be surprised by what YT allows if it’s not monetized & hidden behind a content warning!

Jose
Jose
Reply to  Zed Man
May 20, 2021 5:50 pm

Nobody likes a no-it-all. I happened to have seen it too. The full, uncut version on YT. Now STFU, asshole.

mira
mira
Reply to  Jose
May 22, 2021 4:41 am

no-it-all lmao

mira
mira
Reply to  Zed Man
May 22, 2021 4:42 am

if it was a couple of years ago, even, those things could slip through the cracks pretty easily for a while before being taken down. i catch movies even now before they’re copyright struck and lbr a lot of indie and horror movies don’t have the company/manpower behind it to get taken down asap esp in 2018 or earlier yt era.

RawDeal
RawDeal
Reply to  Zed Man
May 23, 2021 11:26 am

Yes the pedo scene w the rubber baby, the beheading doggystyle scene n every min of the ending. Only watched it the once so i guess i wouldnt know what was cut but it was all there on yt a couple yrs ago. No doubt its gone now. But it was once there. Imagine my surprise.

Zed Man
Zed Man
January 12, 2021 10:00 am

Its no secret that the Japs were one of the cruellest regimes during WW2 and other conflicts as this film points out. Seeing as this is based on fact rather than fiction puts a whole new perspective on things. I think this film is quite accurate as to the atrocities the Japs perpetrated, and its no wonder they were nuked twice in 1945. Not an enjoyable movie but one that is necessary to bring out the truth of war.

VHUH
VHUH
Reply to  Zed Man
September 6, 2021 3:44 pm

And all the staff working at Unit 731 was pardoned by the US, not a single prosecution. Dr Ishii led a nice, peaceful life to the respectable age of 80+. All their “research”, reports, …, was transferred to the Pentagon and the likes. Now what does this tell you about the “truth of war”?

Dinosdump
Dinosdump
October 19, 2020 5:16 pm

HEY CALEB GETTA LOADA DIS SNUFf!!!??

Terry Belanger
Terry Belanger
August 29, 2020 5:02 pm

love this movie

ken
ken
April 9, 2020 7:01 am

ummm may you fix the loading? My internet is running good, but it still buffering like everytime.

Edward Scissors
Edward Scissors
Reply to  ken
October 4, 2020 11:01 am

Get a better internet service. Movie ran without issues on my side.

Wathel Herness
Wathel Herness
Reply to  Edward Scissors
March 19, 2022 4:41 am

LIAR!