The Sea and Poison (海と毒薬, Umi to Dokuyaku) is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Kei Kumai and based on a novel of the same name by Shusaku Endo.[1] It tells the true story of downed American pilots in World War II who are vivisected by Japanese surgeons in medical experiments at Unit 731.
| The Sea and Poison | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kei Kumai |
| Based on | The Sea and Poison by Shusaku Endo |
| Starring | Eiji Okuda Ken Watanabe |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The film has never been released on home video outside of Japan and has never been released with an English translation.[2] Unofficial translations exist online[3] and can be legally watched with an original Japanese DVD using computer software that allows custom subtitles.
Cast
edit- Eiji Okuda as Suguro
- Ken Watanabe as Toda
- Takahiro Tamura as Professor Hashimoto
- Kyōko Kishida as Ohba, Head Nurse
- Mikio Narita as Shibata
- Shigeru Kōyama as Gondo
- Toshie Negishi as Ueda, Nurse
- Ken Nishida as Asai
- Masumi Okada as Hattori
- Noriko Sengoku as Old woman
- Kazunaga Tsuji as Murai
- Masane Tsukayama as Miyasaka
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "映画監督の熊井啓氏が死去". Fuji Sankei Shinbun. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "YESASIA: Umi to Dokuyaku (Japan Version) DVD - Negishi Kie, Tamura Takahiro, Geneon Universal Entertainment - Japan Movies & Videos - Free Shipping - North America Site".
- ^ "The Sea and Poison subtitles English". www.opensubtitles.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1987 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ^ "Japan-movie" 41 1986年 (in Japanese). japan-movie.net. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
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