Comedy ·Drama ·War · Japan · 1968 · 1h 56m

The Human Bullet

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Director
Kihachi Okamoto
Cast
Minori Terada as Him Naoko Ohtani as The Girl Yūnosuke Itō as Skipper Hideyo Amamoto as Father of Him Masumi Harukawa as Tanie Kitabayashi as
Crew
Hiroshi Murai — Director of Photography Yoshihiro Araki — Editor Masaru Satō — Original Music Composer Kihachi Okamoto — Writer Kazuo Baba — Producer Iwao Akune — Production Design
Tagline

Kamikaze funeral pyre

Synopsis

A soldier has been in the Japanese military for the entirety of WWII, and in that time, his dedication to the army has never faltered. However, as the war draws to a close, his commanding officers become increasingly desperate and push their men to ever more absurd extremes. The ridiculousness of the orders from above peak when the hero of the story is assigned to drive a one-man submarine straight into the hull of an enemy battleship.

Mood & Themes
satireanti warhuman torpedo
Key Collaborators
Kihachi Okamoto Director Hiroshi Murai Director of Photography Yoshihiro Araki Editor Masaru Satō Original Music Composer Kihachi Okamoto Writer Kazuo Baba Producer Iwao Akune Production Design
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