In 1949, the Soviet Far East Military Tribunal in Khabarovsk conducted the first public trial in human history concerning bacteriological warfare crimes committed by the Japanese Kwantung Army during wartime. Recently declassified audio archives from the Khabarovsk Trial have unveiled this long-concealed history, yielding shocking revelations. The documentary centers on these courtroom confession recordings of Japanese bacteriological war criminals. Through a groundbreaking perspective, it authentically and objectively reconstructs the inhuman atrocities perpetrated by Unit 731 of the Japanese invasion forces in China. Supported by extensive factual evidence, the film exposes the historical truth of Japanese militarism’s violation of international conventions and state-sponsored crimes against humanity. It condemns the immense suffering inflicted upon the Chinese people through bacteriological warfare and human experimentation, profoundly conveying the theme: "Remember History and Cherish Peace."

Dissemination Impact: The documentary aired on CCTV Documentary Channel from September 3-12, 2023, achieving a 6% increase in audience share compared to the 2022 average for the same time slot and reaching 17.94 million viewers. It set a record for the channel’s highest single-episode viewership. On the CCTV Video platform, it garnered 1.769 million streams, ranking among the Top 10 most-watched CCTV-9 documentaries of 2023. Upon its release on Tencent Video, it topped the military documentary category. The work received the Third Prize for News Documentary at the 34th China Journalism Awards; was recognized as an Outstanding Theoretical Documentary by the National Radio and Television Administration in 2023; earned a nomination for Outstanding TV Documentary at the 28th China TV Starlight Awards; and received an International Competition nomination at the 18th "Common Victory" International Film Festival.