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Philosophy of a Knife
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Philosophy of a Knife

2008-07-08 · 249 min · ★ 4.0

Drama · Horror · Documentary

The true history of Japanese Unit 731, from its beginnings in the 1930s to its demise in 1945, and the subsequent trials in Khabarovsk, USSR, of many of the Japanese doctors from Unit 731. The facts are told, and previously unknown evidence is revealed by an eyewitness to these events, former doctor and military translator, Anatoly Protasov.

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Directors
Andrey Iskanov
Production companies
Unearthed Films, Iskanov Production
Countries
Russia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tomoya OkamotoThe Officer #2
Elena ProbatovaThe Favorite Girl
Anatoly ProtasovHimself
Tetsuro SakagamiThe Officer #1
Artem SeleznyovThe Frostbite Experiment Man
Victor SilkinThe Old Surgeon
Dmitriy SkripnikThe Captured Airplane Pilot
Alyona StrebkovaThe Dental Torture Girl
Anna SubbotinaThe Insect Experiment Girl
Stephen TiptonHistorical Commentary (voice)
Irina ZenkinaThe Syphilis Experiment Girl
Yukari FujimotoThe Female Nurse #1
ManoushManoushThe Female Nurse #1 (voice)
Yumiko FujiwaraThe Female Nurse #2
Masaki KitagavaThe Female Nurse #3
Reiko NiakawaThe Female Nurse #4
Irina NikitinaIrina NikitinaThe Pregnant Girl
Andrey IskanovAndrey IskanovThe Amputation Surgeon

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