The Human Bullet (1968)
- Original title
- 肉弾
- Directed by
- Kihachi Okamoto
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Japanese soldier in World War II is assigned to a suicide mission against American forces. The film follows his experience through a satirical and anti-war lens.
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What happens
The Human Bullet (Japanese: 肉弾, Hepburn: Nikudan) is a 1968 Japanese satiric anti-war film about a soldier who becomes assigned to a suicide mission against the American forces during the late stage of World War II. It was written and directed by Kihachi Okamoto, based off his own wartime experiences. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.