A Fort Detrick two-fer on weapons of mass destruction

[Keith Millea]

I just finished watching the soul gripping movie "The Human Condition",by Masaki Kobayashi.It's in six parts,and runs a little over nine hours total.It tells the story of a Japanese man who gets drafted into the Imperial Army,and ends up towards the end of the war in Southern Manchuria as Japans defeat is eminent.It tells the story from the regular soldier perspective,and it shows the complete brutality of the time.Most importantly the brutality of the higher Japanese officers against the regular troops,and then as POW's.Of course,it doesn't touch on the medical experiments though.Kobayashi filmed this movie in black and white,from 1959-61.It's an expensive collection at around $50.00,but well worth the price if you like this sort of entertainment.Really one of the greatest movies I have ever seen.

http://www.criterion.com/films/2106-the-human-condition