▁eight ▁North ▁Korean ▁films ▁to ▁be ▁shown ▁at ▁the ▁U d ine ▁Festival ▁of ▁Far ▁East ▁Film ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁a ▁report ▁of ▁these ▁screen ings ▁for ▁Asia week , ▁Richard ▁James ▁Hav is ▁regarded ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁" tr uly ▁l ament able ", ▁saying : ▁" The ▁acting ▁is ▁worse ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁propag anda ▁mov ies , ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁plot ." ▁ ▁The ▁title ▁Ten ▁Z an ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁last ▁Japanese ▁strong hold ▁on ▁I wo ▁J ima , ▁which ▁was ▁called ▁Dev il ' s ▁Pe ak ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁soldiers ▁trying ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁island ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁I wo ▁J ima . ▁ ▁Plot ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁known ▁trou blem akers ▁are ▁working ▁on ▁experiments ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East . ▁They ▁have ▁discovered ▁a ▁subst ance ▁that ▁pen etr ates ▁human ▁cells , ▁and ▁makes ▁changes ▁to ▁chrom os om es ▁and ▁gen es . ▁These ▁experiments ▁are ▁carried ▁out ▁on ▁young ▁girls ▁who ▁are ▁ab duct ed ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁villages . ▁They ▁are ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁" Center ", ▁which ▁is ▁heavily ▁guard ed ▁by ▁mer cen aries . ▁The ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁scient ists ▁is ▁an ▁av id ▁bi ologist , ▁Professor ▁Lar son , ▁who ▁dream s ▁of ▁bre eding ▁a ▁master ▁race ▁to ▁rule ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁scientific ▁organizations ▁in ▁Asia ▁and ▁Europe ▁are ▁aware ▁of ▁these ▁experiments ▁and ▁decide ▁to ▁do ▁something ▁about ▁them . ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁ex