Directed by:
Chuan LuScreenplay:
Chuan LuCinematography:
Yu CaoCast:
Ye Liu, Yuanyuan Gao, Hideo Nakaizumi, Wei Fan, Yiyan Jiang, Ryu Kohata, John Paisley, Bin Liu, Sam Voutas, Beverly Peckous, Yūko Miyamoto, Junichi Kajioka (more)Plots(1)
Nanjing, China 1937. Japanese forces invade this once-capital of the Republic of China on December 9th. Throughout the following six weeks, soldiers raped thousands of women and annihilated hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians - with mass executions; crowds mown down by firing squads, and victims digging their own graves. Few events carry the ugly and sickening connotations of what has become known as the 'Rape of Nanking'. Director Lu Chuan tells the horrifying story through several figures, including a conscience-stricken Japanese soldier and John Rabe, a Nazi businessman who would ultimately save thousands of Chinese civilians' lives. (High Fliers Films)
(more)Cast
Ye Liu
China
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Yuanyuan Gao
China
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Hideo Nakaizumi
Japan
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Wei Fan
China
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Yiyan Jiang
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Ryu Kohata
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John Paisley
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Bin Liu
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Sam Voutas
Australia
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Beverly Peckous
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Yūko Miyamoto
Japan
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Junichi Kajioka
Japan
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Devils on the Doorstep (2000)
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Lan Qin
China
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