Eiji Funakoshi plays the lead role of Private Tamura, who we are told early on is suffering from TB. His afflication is not serious enough to have him admitted to a (struggling) field hospital, yet he is told he can't return to his regiment as he will be a burdon on the already low rations.

Private Tamura has no option but to leave, and fend for himself. Therein begins the soldier's journey into the heart of darkness.

This is a powerful, though-provoking film, unflinching in its depiction of the evil that men do in times of war and desperation. Eiji Funakoshi's performance left me scratching my head. Was it brilliant, or "special"? Either way, it is a film and performance which will stay with you long after the film ends.

Recommended.