The Sea and Poison

You assist doctors at a Japanese hospital during wartime. But resources dwindle and desperation mounts. Then superiors task you with a horrifying procedure on downed enemy pilots. Kumai's stark study of wartime ethics earned awards. It lingers on the banality of the unthinkable.

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Kei Kumai directed The Sea and Poison in 1986. See Kei Kumai's full filmography, where to start with Kei Kumai, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kei Kumai.

The Sea and Poison was released in 1986 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 123 minutes.