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Assassination Classroom a.k.a Ansatsu Kyoshitsu (2016)

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The Onion + The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009)

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The Onion + 12 Angry Men (1957)

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The Onion + Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

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The Onion + Natural Born Killers (1994)

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The Onion + Mad Love (1935)

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Men Behind the Sun (1988) dir. T.F. Mou

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Men Behind the Sun (1988) dir. T.F. Mou

Men Behind the Sun bears the distinction of being both a historical drama and exploitation film. The Chinese film is based on the experiments of Unit 731, the secret military unit of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II that conducted experiments and research on biological warfare. Countless atrocities were committed against Chinese, Russian, American, and other persons, who were captured and essentially used as lab rats. Director Mou Tun-Fei, also known by his westernized name T.F. Mou, was inspired to make the film after learning of these atrocities.

While some of the characters, namely General Shiro Ishii, are based on real life persons, most of the characters are works of fiction. While the film features many different side-stories, the film mainly focuses on Unit 731′s Youth Corp, a group comprised of preteen boys who are trained to work in Unit 731 and the military at large. The boys are slowly made to lose their humanity. However, the boys become disillusioned over time and begin to question their authority.

Those who have heard of the film associate it with gore that is almost too real to be fake, which in most cases, is correct. The film is controversial as it features live rats being set on fire, the real autopsy of a young boy, real body parts, and fresh animal organs used as substitution for human organs. The film is also notable for its “cat scene”, in which a live cat appears to be mauled and eaten alive by rats. The director denies that the cat was killed, claiming that the cat was simply covered in honey and fake blood, which the rats licked up, and that the cat was rewarded with fish after the scene. Others who worked on the film have either backed up the director’s story or claimed the cat was actually killed.

The usage of corpses and the harming of live animals, while illegal today and still controversial then, can be explained by its country’s lack of SFX in their film industry. It is speculated that director Mou chose these macabre measures as he did not want to sacrifice the realism of the movie. Indeed, the movie was intended to shock and leave a lasting impression on its audience, as the real-life atrocities should.

At the end of the film, scrolling text gives a timeline of events after the film’s conclusion, and poses the question: “Did they die in vain?” referring to the over 3,000 captives used in the experiments, none of which made it out alive. After Japan’s surrender, Unit 731 was destroyed, with very little data collected from the research remaining, as was intended by the Japanese. What little surviving information about the unit’s horrors was used to make the film.

The majority of scientific and medical research gained from the torture of the captives is forever lost. So, did they die in vain?

The film has never received a remastered release on DVD as other films similar to its nature have. It was briefly available on Netflix before being pulled.

The film has also been shown under the (translated) titles of Black Sun: Unit 731 and Man Behind the Sun.

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Men Behind the Sun (1988) dir. T.F. Mou

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50 to 1 (2014) dir. Jim Wilson

50 to 1 is an independent sports film based on the story of Mine That Bird, a thoroughbred racehorse who famously won the 2009 Kentucky Derby as an underdog. The film, which walks the line between comedy and drama (although leaning strongly towards comedy), is greatly fictionalized from the true story. The film was directed by Jim Wilson, who won the 1990 Oscar for Best Picture with Dances With Wolves, which he co-produced alongside Kevin Costner. Jim Wilson owned racehorses for several years.

The film notably juxtaposes the filmed scenes along with real footage from Mine That Bird’s races, namely the Kentucky Derby and 2008 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, similar to the 1945 film Seabiscuit, another film about a famous racehorse that was closer to fiction than truth. Interestly, Calvin Borel, who rode Mine That Bird to victory in the Kentucky Derby, plays himself in the film, and steals the show, much like he did on Mine That Bird in real life.

The film received a limited release and was met with mixed reviews, with many critics citing the film’s slow pace as the film’s biggest crutch. At the film’s world premiere at the KiMo Theatre in Albuquerque, NM., the real Mine That Bird was stabled in a round pen outside of the theatre.

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