The Sea and Poison (film)

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 byKei Kumai
Based onThe Sea and Poison
by Shusaku Endo
StarringEiji Okuda
Ken Watanabe
Release date
  • October 17, 1986 (1986-10-17)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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

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Awards

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37th Berlin International Film Festival[4]

41st Mainichi Film Award[5]

References

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  1. ^ "映画監督の熊井啓氏が死去". Fuji Sankei Shinbun. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. ^ "YESASIA: Umi to Dokuyaku (Japan Version) DVD - Negishi Kie, Tamura Takahiro, Geneon Universal Entertainment - Japan Movies & Videos - Free Shipping - North America Site".
  3. ^ "The Sea and Poison subtitles English". www.opensubtitles.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Berlinale: 1987 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Japan-movie" 41 1986年 (in Japanese). japan-movie.net. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
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