The Human Bullet

The Human Bullet

116 mins | Drama, Comedy, War | Oct. 22, 1968

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.

The Human Bullet

116 mins | Drama, Comedy, War | Oct. 22, 1968

The Human Bullet
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Art Theatre Guild
Original title 肉弾
Directors Kihachi Okamoto
Writers Kihachi Okamoto

Cast

Minori Terada

as Him

Naoko Ôtani

as The Girl

Yūnosuke Itō

as Skipper

Hideyo Amamoto

as Father of Him

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Narrator

Chishū Ryū

as Bookstore Man