The Human Bullet (1968)

5.9/10 116 min Comedy Drama War

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)

Shinsuke Achiwa

Misako Tominaga

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