731 (The X-Files)

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731
The X-Files episode
Episode no. Season 3
Episode 10
Written by Frank Spotnitz
Directed by Rob Bowman
Guest stars Stephen McHattie as Red-Haired Man

Robert Ito as Dr. Takeo Ishimaru/Shiro Zama

Production no. 3x10
Original airdate December 1, 1995 (Fox)
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"731" is the tenth episode of the third season of television series The X-Files. Scully takes X's advice to heart and investigates more into the implant she removed from her neck. Mulder, having ignored the advice given him, finds himself trapped on the train with a Japanese scientist and the man sent to kill him. Text taken from the "731" summary here.

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[edit] Trivia

  • "731" refers to Unit 731, a real Japanese chemical and biological army unit that performed horrific experiments on Chinese civilians during World War II which forms a central aspect of the plot.

[edit] Awards

The episode was nominated for an ASC award.[1]

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