The Human Bullet
7.3
“Kamikaze funeral pyre”
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.
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Cast
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Minori Terada
Him
Known for
Castle in the Sky
Kamen Rider Black Sun
Naoko Ohtani
The Girl
Known for
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
The Land of Hope
Kihachi Okamoto
Also in
Shin Godzilla
Boy's Choir
Masaru Satô
Kazuo Baba
Hideyo Amamoto
Father
Known for
Kamen Rider
All Monsters Attack
Hiroshi Murai
Masao Imafuku
School Principal
Known for
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Demons
Chishū Ryū
Bookstore Owner
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Tanie Kitabayashi
Bookstore Owner's Wife
Known for
My Neighbor Totoro
Intentions of Murder
Masumi Harukawa
Woman in Apron
Known for
Intentions of Murder
Hachiko
Hirohisa Sonoda
Teacher
Also in
The Battle of Okinawa
Kihachi Okamoto Director · Masaru Satō Composer Hiroshi Murai Cinematographer
First release October 22, 1968 · Produced in Japan · Original title 肉弾
Production
Art Theatre Guild
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
肉弾
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 22, 1968
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
February 16, 2007 · Limited theatrical · Berlinale
Hungary
July 8, 1971 · Theatrical
Russia
November 17, 2014 · Limited theatrical · Retrospective of Kihachi Okamoto (Moscow)
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