Images: “Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?”: Filmmaker Tsukamoto Shin’ya Uses Vietnam to Deliver a Visceral Warning

Mark Merphy portrays the young Allen Nelson in Tsukamoto Shin’ya’s latest film. (© Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? Film Partners; © Allen Nelson/Kōdansha)

Nelson (Rodney Hicks) begins his recovery through sessions with Dr. Daniels (Geoffrey Rush), a PTSD specialist. (© Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? Film Partners; © Allen Nelson/Kōdansha)

Nelson and other platoon members surround a village suspected of sheltering the Viet Cong. (© Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? Film Partners; © Allen Nelson/Kōdansha)

A village is burned to the ground at the end of a US sweep operation. (© Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? Film Partners; © Allen Nelson/Kōdansha)

Nelson confesses to his family that he carries the violent impulses he inherited from his father. (© Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? Film Partners; © Allen Nelson/Kōdansha)

On the battlefield, soldiers must either kill or be killed. (© Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? Film Partners; © Allen Nelson/Kōdansha)

A child’s innocent question stayed with Nelson for decades. (© Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? Film Partners; © Allen Nelson/Kōdansha)