# Men Behind the Sun (1988)

> A relentlessly graphic historical horror film exposes the biological-warfare experiments and institutional cruelty of a Japanese terror camp during the final years of World War II.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15471

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: War, History, Horror
- Director: Mou Tun-Fei
- Cast: Gang Wang, Wang Runshen, Hsu Gou, Tie Long Jin, Mei Zhaohua, Zhe Quan, Zhang Guowen, Wong Ying-Kit
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093170/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, grotesque, oppressive, extreme horror marathon, historical cinema study

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