Drama ·History ·War · China · 2009 · 2h 12m

City of Life and Death

南京!南京!

City of Life and Death poster
Director
Lu Chuan
Cast
Liu Ye as Lu Jianxiong Gao Yuanyuan as Miss Jiang Hideo Nakaizumi as Kadokawa John Paisley as John Rabe Beverly Peckous as Minnie Vautrin Fan Wei as Mr. Tang
Crew
Cao Yu — Director of Photography Yun Teng — Editor Liu Tong — Original Music Composer Lu Chuan — Writer John Chong — Producer Han Sanping — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Trailer City of Life and Death — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
war crimesmass murderwar victimsecond sino-japanese war (1937-45)massacrejapanese armyduringcreditsstingerimperial japannanking massacre china 19371930snanjingjapanese occupation of china
Key Collaborators
Lu Chuan Director Cao Yu Director of Photography Yun Teng Editor Liu Tong Original Music Composer Lu Chuan Writer John Chong Producer Han Sanping Producer Qin Hong Producer Andy Zhang Producer Li Zhou Producer Du Yang Producer Hao Yi Production Design
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