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

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)

Trailer

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