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Philosophy of a Knife
“God created Heaven. Man created Hell.”
3.8 / 10• 2008• 4h 9m•NC-17• English
DramaHorrorDocumentary
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
TO
Tomoya Okamoto
The Officer #2
LeadEP
Elena Probatova
The Favorite Girl
AP
Anatoly Protasov
Himself
TS
Tetsuro Sakagami
The Officer #1
AS
Artem Seleznyov
The Frostbite Experiment Man
VS
Victor Silkin
The Old Surgeon
DS
Dmitriy Skripnik
The Captured Airplane Pilot
AS
Alyona Strebkova
The Dental Torture Girl
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Andrey Iskanov's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Philosophy of a Knife is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
