Men Behind the Sun
Seen it?1988 | 105 min | War, History, Horror
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It's still drawing plenty of interest, but a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans and history buffs. If you loved Overlord, start here.
- The mood
- Scary, harrowing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Cantonese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Japanese troops round up Chinese and Russian prisoners of war and take them to unit 731, where they're horribly tortured and experimented on to test new biological weapons.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 167K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mou Tun-Fei
- Gang WangLt. Gen. Shiro Ishii
- Wang RunshenCamp Lieutenant
- Hsu Gou
- Tie Long Jin
- Mei ZhaohuaTakamura
- Zhe Quan
- Zhang Guowen
- Wong Ying-Kit