The true history of Japanese Unit 731, from its beginnings in the 1930s to its demise in 1945, and the subsequent trials in Khabarovsk, USSR, of many of the Japanese doctors from Unit 731. The facts are told, and previously unknown evidence is revealed by an eyewitness to these events, former doctor and military translator, Anatoly Protasov. Part documentary and part feature, the story is shown from the perspective of a young Japanese nurse who witnessed many of horrors, and a young Japanese officer who is torn between his sincere convictions that he is serving the greater purpose, and the deep sympathy he feels for an imprisoned Russian girl. His life is a living hell as he s compelled to carry out atrocious experiments on the other prisoners, using them as guinea pigs in this shocking tale of mankind s barbarity. Philosophy of a Knife is truly one of the most violent, brutal and harrowing movies ever made.

A groundbreaking series that explores the root of ancient philosophy and religious thought, Western Philosophy traces the evolution of philosophy from classical Greece, its development in Europe through the medieval period and the enlightenment into modern existentialist thought. All of the programs in this series contain new on-location footage, authentic re-creations and reconstructions, as well as commentary and analyses by experts in philosophy. The series asks what is philosophy, why it is important, and examines its intricate relationship with religion, spirituality, and the sciences. Each program in this series contains new on-location footage, authentic re-creations and reconstructions, as well as commentary and analyses by experts in Philosophy.