The film focuses entirely on the brutal realities of wartime biological experimentation. There are no LGBTQ+ characters or explorations of queer themes present in the narrative.

Agency is almost exclusively held by male aggressors within a rigid military hierarchy. Women are primarily depicted through the lens of victimization and sexual violence.

The film centers on Chinese and Russian victims of Imperial Japanese aggression. This disrupts Western-centric war narratives by highlighting identity-based power struggles and colonial trauma.

The narrative critiques traditional state authority and military institutions. It frames the military unit as a site of moral corruption and systemic atrocity rather than patriotism.

Characters experience extreme physical trauma due to biological experiments. These depictions serve as plot devices to illustrate horror rather than exploring lived experiences of disability.