Tale of Army Brutality

陸軍残虐物語

Also known as Rikugun zangyaku monogatari, Story Of Military Cruelty

Director Jun'ya Satô's debut film focuses on the inhuman training of recruits, the brutal drill system that reigned in the Japanese army during World War II, where in the first two years of training, ordinary people were turned into inhuman killers. For his first film, the director was awarded the Blue Ribbon Awards in the Debutant of the Year nomination.