OT: name of japanese war movie?

Matrix Games Forums

Forums Register Login Photo Gallery Member List Search Calendars FAQ

My Profile Inbox Address Book My Subscription My Forums Log Out

OT: name of japanese war movie?

View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest

Users viewing this topic: none

Printable Version

All Forums >> [Current Games From Matrix.] >> [World War II] >> War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945 >> OT: name of japanese war movie?

Page: [1]

Message

<< Older Topic Newer Topic >>

OT: name of japanese war movie? - 2/2/2007 10:39:59 PM

Redan

Posts: 129
Joined: 4/8/2006
From: a Quonset hut in Shangri-la
Status: offline

There is a 1950 ? japanese movie about soldiers cut off from their unit in the Phillipines who take to hiding in the jungle and breaking up into rival foraging gangs, one (or more) of which turn cannibal. It is the most freightening and scary and the greatest war movie I ever saw. But I can't remember the name of it, nor the director, who made a couple other japanese point-of-view war movies.

The sceen in the Thin Red Line after they overrun the japanese camp/hospital is a serious homage to the japanese film I'm trying to think of, and when the GI is pulling the gold fillings out of the mouths of the corpses-- that's pretty much the level of depravity that is a constant in the japanese film.... damn. I can't search for it on line if I can't remember the name....

Anybody ever see it?

_____________________________

"You can't stack units in this game. This is Tactics II, hexes haven't been invented yet..."

Post #: 1

RE: OT: name of japanese war movie? - 2/3/2007 2:33:31 AM

spence

Posts: 5400
Joined: 4/20/2003
From: Vancouver, Washington
Status: offline

Sounds like something of a shocker...though from what I've read about those "left to whither on the vine" not that far over the top.

One probably not quite so "depraved" but certainly different than the normal 1950ish Allied war movie is "Yesterday's Enemy"...Brits cut off in Burma...a lot of old cliches take new turns.

(in reply to Redan)

Post #: 2

RE: OT: name of japanese war movie? - 2/3/2007 4:21:32 AM

wgs_explorer

Posts: 81
Joined: 10/31/2002
From: Miami, Florida
Status: offline

I did a search on IMDB and came up with "Nobi" (1959). The plot summary is:

It is the Philipines, 1945. The Japanese Imperial Army has been reduced to a ragtag mob hiding in the jungles. Among them is Pvt. Tamura. The situation goes from bad to worse and in the face of the brutal conditions facing the men, some go insane and resort to murder and cannibalism. In the midst of this, Pvt. Tamura tries to survive without giving up his principles.

According to Amazon.com, it'll be released on DVD on March 13th of this year.

Hope this helps you!

Bill

(in reply to spence)

Post #: 3

RE: OT: name of japanese war movie? - 2/5/2007 2:49:23 PM

Redan

Posts: 129
Joined: 4/8/2006
From: a Quonset hut in Shangri-la
Status: offline

Thanks a million, that's it! I went to Wiki and started bringing up Japanese movie directors one at a time....but couldn't find it. Many thanks!

_____________________________

"You can't stack units in this game. This is Tactics II, hexes haven't been invented yet..."

(in reply to wgs_explorer)

Post #: 4

Page: [1]

All Forums >> [Current Games From Matrix.] >> [World War II] >> War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945 >> OT: name of japanese war movie?

Page: [1]