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Release Date:
February 6, 2001
Original Title:
日本鬼子
Alternate Titles:
Japanische Soldaten des Teufels
Riben Guizi
Японские дьяволы
Genres:
Documentary | War
Production Companies:
Directors System Co.
The Riben Guizi Production Committee
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 160
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.
Assistant Director:
Hiromi Hanai
Director:
Minoru Matsui
Director of Photography:
Kenichi Oguri
Editor:
Minoru Matsui
Original Music Composer:
Ryosuke Sato
Producer:
Minoru Matsui
Kenichi Oguri
Sound Recordist:
Kenichi Oguri
Writer:
Minoru Matsui
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