| Evil Unbound | |
|---|---|
| 731 | |
| Directed by | Zhao Linshan |
| Written by | Liu Heng Zhao Linshan |
| Produced by | Bi Shulin Hu Fan |
| Starring | Jiang Wu Wang Zhiwen Li Naiwen |
| Cinematography | He Xiang |
Production companies | Changchun Film Studio Group Co., ltd. Poly Film Investment Co., Ltd. HY Media |
| Distributed by | HY Media |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Languages | Mandarin Japanese |
Evil Unbound (Chinese :731) is a 2025 Chinese historical drama co-written and directed by Zhao Linshan, and starring Jiang Wu, Wang Zhiwen, and Li Naiwen. The film follows the story of atrocities committed by the Imperial Japanese Army's Unit 731 during World War II. [1] The film premiered in Harbin on 17 September 2025 with wide-release in China on 18 September 2025, coinciding with the 94th anniversary of the September 18 Incident, which marked the start of Empire of Japan's invasion of the China. [2] [3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Unit 731" (Promotion song) | Tim Moyo | Tim Moyo | Tim Moyo | |
| 2. | "May You See Me Again (愿你再见我时)" (Opening theme) | Jin Liang | Meng Wenhao | Tan Weiwei |
Director Zhao Linshan spent over a decade researching the film, consulting extensive historical archives, including 8,000 pages of declassified U.S. reports on Unit 731 and 423 hours of testimonies from former unit members. [1]
This film was shot in northeast China's Heilongjiang province and Dongfang Yingdu Film and Television Industrial Park in Qingdao, east China's Shandong province. [4] [5]
Evil Unbound was released on 18 September 2025 in China, Australia and New Zealand, and September 19 on the United States and Canada. [6] [7]
The film's English title Evil Unbound, emphasizes the unrestrained nature of the crimes committed. [8]
Evil Unbound broke records in China, with pre-sales exceeding 108 million yuan and over 269,000 screening on its first day, making it the highest single-day screening film in the film history of China. [9]