The Human Bullet (1968)
Overview
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.
Cast
Minori Terada
Him
Naoko Ohtani
The Girl
Hideyo Amamoto
Father
Masao Imafuku
School Principal
Chishū Ryū
Bookstore Owner
Tanie Kitabayashi
Bookstore Owner's Wife
Masumi Harukawa
Woman in Apron
Shoichi Ozawa
Sergeant
Kin Sugai
Sergeant's Wife
Yoshitaka Zushi
Older Brother
Kunie Tanaka
Platoon Leader
Ichirō Nakatani
Policeman
Etsushi Takahashi
Officer
Yūnosuke Itō
Skipper
Tatsuya Nakadai
Narrator (voice)
Misako Tominaga
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