Sea and Poison aka Umi to dokuyaku (1986) WWII

Sea and Poison  aka Umi to dokuyaku (1986)  WWII

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Downed American fliers in WWII are vivisected by Japanese surgeons in cruel medical experiments.

This film involves the vivisection of American prisoners by the Japanese during WWII for the purpose of medical research. It is based on a brief and chilling novel by Shusaku Endo, and it is one of the best book-to-film adaptations I have ever seen. The story is told in flashbacks as various doctors and nurses involved are interrogated by the Americans. This structure differs from Endo's novel, but it works well.

cast:

Eiji Okuda         Eiji Okuda         ...                       

Suguro

Ken Watanabe Ken Watanabe ...                       

Toda

Takahiro Tamura                        Takahiro Tamura                        ...                       

Professor Hashimoto

Kyôko Kishida  Kyôko Kishida  ...                       

Ohba, Head Nurse

Mikio Narita     Mikio Narita     ...                       

Shibata