Japanese Devils (2001) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

2001 · 160 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Minoru Matsui

Starring

Yoshio Tsuchiya, Takeshi Kobayashi, Yoshio Suzuki, Taisuke Funyu, Hakudo Nagatomi, Tsuyoshi Ebato

Fourteen former Japanese soldiers recount their experiences in a stark documentary, detailing wartime atrocities and crimes—including the notorious Unit 731 medical experiments. Trained to be relentless killers, they describe becoming morally numb and viewing non‑Japanese as less than human. Now, weighed by remorse, they share their testimonies openly for the world to hear.