6.2
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Men Behind the Sun (1988)
Men Behind the Sun (1988)
Overview
Japanese troops round up Chinese and Russian prisoners of war and take them to unit 731, where they're horribly tortured and experimented on to test new biological weapons.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Viewer Rating
6.2
Overview
Japanese troops round up Chinese and Russian prisoners of war and take them to unit 731, where they're horribly tortured and experimented on to test new biological weapons.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central focus is the graphic depiction of historical war crimes and human experimentation, aiming to expose and condemn these atrocities without advocating for a specific political ideology or solution. Its message is universally condemnatory of such acts, transcending partisan political divides.
The film features a cast that accurately reflects its historical East Asian setting, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative, however, explicitly and centrally critiques the dominant military group, portraying them negatively as villains due to their horrific actions.
Secondary
The film "Men Behind the Sun" focuses exclusively on the horrific war crimes and human experimentation conducted by Unit 731 during World War II. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative, rendering the framework's evaluation inapplicable.
The film "Men Behind the Sun" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative is solely dedicated to depicting the historical atrocities of Unit 731, focusing on war crimes and human experimentation without addressing gender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film 'Men Behind the Sun' is a historical horror film depicting Unit 731. Its characters, primarily Japanese soldiers and their victims, are portrayed consistent with their historical or canonical gender. There are no instances of established characters being depicted as a different gender.
This film depicts historical events involving Japanese soldiers and Chinese prisoners during WWII. All major characters are portrayed by actors of East Asian descent, consistent with their historical and canonical racial identities. No instances of a character established as one race being portrayed as a different race were found.
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