China Laboratory of the Devil is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
黑太陽731續集之殺人工廠
“No cuts. More guts. The film they tried to ban!”
In the spring of 1945, Japan established a secret base, Unit 731 in Manchuria, where many innocent Chinese, Korean and Mongolian people were killed in grotesque experiments. An idealistic young doctor , Morishima, is horrified by the experiments being performed in the camp and when his fiancée arrives disguised as a Chinese prisoner he sets out to liberate the camp. A docudrama sequel to the notorious Men Behind the Sun, which pulls no punches when it comes to delivering the shocks!
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Laboratory of the Devil. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1991–1993 China Window
In the crowded 1991-1993 China release window, Laboratory of the Devil sits at #11 of 11. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in China, 41 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Laboratory of the Devil premiered alongside 2 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 2 other China films in 1992.
The 39th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 7% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 46th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Laboratory of the Devil, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- autopsy · 2
- doctor · 25
- prisoner · 14
- decapitation · 8
- cruelty · 7
- dismemberment · 6
- murder · 155
- sequel · 143
- world war ii · 55
- gore · 51
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #905 of 946 China films indexed here (4th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -2.1 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China War productions specifically: #50 of 55 (top 91%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Artview Investment Co., Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | July 10, 1992 |
| IMDb | tt0099757 |