Philosophy of a Knife

Philosophy of a Knife
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Directed by	Andrey Iskanov [ru]
Written by	Andrey Iskanov
Produced by	Andrey Iskanov
Starring	Yukari Fujimoto Yumiko Fujiwara Svyatoslav Iliyasov Manoush
Cinematography	Andrey Iskanov
Edited by	Andrey Iskanov
Music by	Alexander Shevchenko
Production company	Unearthed Films
Distributed by	TLA Releasing
Release date	July 8, 2008 (2008-07-08) (United States)
Running time	247 minutes
Countries	Russia United States
Languages	English Russian

Philosophy of a Knife is a 2008 Russian-American horror film written, produced, shot, edited, and directed by Andrey Iskanov [ru]. It covers the Japanese Army's Unit 731, mixing archival footage, interviews, and extremely graphic reenactments of experiments performed there.^[1]

The film is four hours long and is presented in two parts (Part one and Part two). It was shot in black and white and in English. The interviews are shot in color and have English subtitles.