Analysis

Mutsuhiro “The Bird” Watanabe is Louie’s personal hell, Satan in disguise. From almost day one at Omori, this psychopath becomes the adversary from whom Louie simply cannot escape. The Bird not only takes over Louie’s waking life, he invades the POW’s dreams, intrudes on his thoughts, and instills only terror and hatred with each passing day. He is almost omnipresent in his control over Louie, and he’s the man who will break Louie emotionally, psychologically, and physically.