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Men Behind the Sun 2: Laboratory of the Devil

1992 · 96 min

A grim, oppressive descent into wartime atrocity, watching cruelty unfold with clinical detachment and mounting dread.

Tagline
No cuts. More guts. The film they tried to ban!
Overview
In 1935, Japan's Unit 731 conducts inhumane experiments. A doctor tries to free prisoners, including his fiancée, from the camp while witnessing atrocities.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • violence
  • survival
  • isolation
  • morality
Places
  • military
  • prison
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour0
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
war, horror, drama, thriller
Directed by
Godfrey Ho
Written by
Simon Fong
Starring
Chu Kong, Yuen-Ching Leung, Wan Ying Ying, Gang Wang, Wang Runshen, Andrew Yu, Zhu Decheng, Zhang Guowen
Runtime
96 min
Country
China, Hong Kong
Languages
Mandarin

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