movie poster

Philosophy of a Knife

2008

249 minutes

DramaHorrorDocumentary

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Tomoya Okamoto headshot

Tomoya Okamoto

The Officer #2

Elena Probatova headshot

Elena Probatova

The Favorite Girl

Anatoly Protasov headshot

Anatoly Protasov

Himself

Tetsuro Sakagami headshot

Tetsuro Sakagami

The Officer #1

Artem Seleznyov headshot

Artem Seleznyov

The Frostbite Experiment Man

Victor Silkin headshot

Victor Silkin

The Old Surgeon

Dmitriy Skripnik headshot

Dmitriy Skripnik

The Captured Airplane Pilot

Alyona Strebkova headshot

Alyona Strebkova

The Dental Torture Girl

Anna Subbotina headshot

Anna Subbotina

The Insect Experiment Girl

Stephen Tipton headshot

Stephen Tipton

Historical Commentary (voice)

Irina Zenkina headshot

Irina Zenkina

The Syphilis Experiment Girl

Yukari Fujimoto headshot

Yukari Fujimoto

The Female Nurse #1

Manoush headshot

Manoush

The Female Nurse #1 (voice)

Yumiko Fujiwara headshot

Yumiko Fujiwara

The Female Nurse #2

Masaki Kitagava headshot

Masaki Kitagava

The Female Nurse #3

Reiko Niakawa headshot

Reiko Niakawa

The Female Nurse #4

Irina Nikitina headshot

Irina Nikitina

The Pregnant Girl