Men Behind the Sun |
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Directed by | T.F. Mous |
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Written by | Mei Liu Wen Yuan Mou Dun Jing Teng |
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Produced by | Fu Chi Hung Chu |
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Starring | Gang Wang Hsu Gou Tie Long Jin Zhao Hua Mei Zhe Quan Run Sheng Wang Dai Wao Yu Andrew Yu |
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Distributed by | Grand Essex Enterprises |
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Release dates |
- 1 December 1988 (1988-12-01) (Hong Kong)
- 10 March 1989 (1989-03-10) (United States)
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Running time | 105 minutes |
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Countries | Hong Kong China |
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Language | Mandarin |
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Box office | HK$11,092,186 (US$1,431,249) |
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Men Behind the Sun (Chinese: 黑太阳731 / 黑太陽731; pinyin: hēi tài yáng 731, literally meaning "Black Sun: 731") is a 1988 war-based horror movie. When it was released, the movie was rated III under the Hong Kong rating system (similar to the United States MPAA rating NC-17). The movie is about Unit 731, a Japanese biological and chemical warfare research and development unit which operated during the Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II) with graphic materials. It was banned in some countries.
In Australia, it was refused classification. It was later rerated R18 on appeal.
In the United States, the movie was released without a rating.