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City of Life and Death (2009)
Directed by Lu Chuan
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Overview
In 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army has just captured Nanjing, then-capital of the Republic of China. What followed was known as the Nanking Massacre, or the Rape of Nanking, a six week period wherein tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed.
Rated R | Length 132 minutes
Actors
Liu Ye | Gao Yuanyuan | Hideo Nakaizumi | John Paisley | Beverly Peckous | Fan Wei | Qin Lan | Ryu Kohata | Jiang Yiyan | Yao Di | Yisui Zhao | Sam Voutas | Aisling Dunne | Junichi Kajioka | Asano Nagahide | Yuko Miyamoto | Kai Wang | 刘斌
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20/2012 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 8.5 stars |
| (Average) 8.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Beautifully shot in black and white, it’s still a difficult watch due to the horrific subject matter. Having read Iris Chang’s “The Rape of Nanking” I know that there were even greater atrocities committed than were pictured in this movie, but it’s still unsettling.
The movie is based on the accounts of eyewitnesses to the events depicted, and is unflinchingly authentic in that regard.
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