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Men Behind the Sun
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Men Behind the Sun

1988-12-01 · 105 min · ★ 6.3

War · History · Horror

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.

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Directors
Mou Tun-Fei
Production companies
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Countries
Hong Kong
Status
Released

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Gang WangGang WangLt. Gen. Shiro Ishii
Wang RunshenWang RunshenCamp Lieutenant
Hsu Gou
Tie Long Jin
Mei ZhaohuaMei ZhaohuaTakamura
Zhe Quan
Zhang Guowen
Wong Ying-KitWong Ying-Kit

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