Presented in the competition of the International Film Festival in Venice, the latest film Shin'ya Tsukamoto, director of cult horror gore "Tetsuo - Iron Man" is an adaptation of Shohei Ooka's novel, which is set in the time of World War II.
The action takes place in the Philippine jungle, where troops decimated Japanese soldiers are fighting for survival. Daily life here is not to deal with the Americans lurking somewhere, and just trying to survive at all costs.
This journey through Dante's inferno takes a truly private Tamura. It circulates between his unit and field hospital. The commander does not want the branch consumptive, so Tamura refers to doctors. Medics in turn do not intend to cure the disease, which in combination with pourywanymi limbs seem to whim. Serial then receives orders from headquarters inhumane ...