City of Life and Death (2009)
City of Life and Death (2009)
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Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.

Currently City of Life and Death is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Liu Ye
Lu Jianxiong

Gao Yuanyuan
Miss Jiang

Hideo Nakaizumi
Kadokawa

John Paisley
John Rabe

Beverly Peckous
Minnie Vautrin

Fan Wei
Mr. Tang

Qin Lan
Mrs. Tang

Ryu Kohata
Officer Osamu Ida

Jiang Yiyan
Jiang Xiang Jun / Xiao Jiang

Yao Di
Zhou Xiaomei / May

Yisui Zhao
Shunzi

Sam Voutas
Durdin

Aisling Dunne
Doctor

Junichi Kajioka
Mr. Tomita / Script Supervisor

Asano Nagahide
Higashiguchi

Yuko Miyamoto
Yuriko

Kai Wang
Tang Family Nanny

刘斌
小豆子

Steffen Wild
Consulting Producer

Isabelle Glachant
Associate Producer

Wang Rong
Costume Supervisor

Qizhen Lai
Sound

Tong Liu
Original Music Composer

Lu Chuan
Director / Writer

Yun Teng
Editor

Mark Joey Tang
Digital Compositor

Churk Harry
VFX Artist

Zhou Yan
Title Designer

Han Sanping
Producer

Hong Qin
Producer

Andy Zhang
Producer

John Chong
Producer
Media.





Details.
Release DateApril 22, 2009
Original Name南京!南京!
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 12m
Content RatingR
Budget$12,000,000
Box Office$10,652,498
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
war crimes
mass murder
war victim
sino japanese war
massacre
japanese army
duringcreditsstinger
imperial japan
nanking massacre china 1937
1930s
nanjing
japanese occupation of china
Wiki.
City of Life and Death is a 2009 Chinese drama film written and directed by Lu Chuan, marking his third feature film. The film deals with the Battle of Nanjing and the following massacre committed by the Japanese army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The film is also known as Nanking! Nanking! or Nanjing! Nanjing!. The film was released in China on April 22, 2009, and became a major box office success in the country, earning CN¥150 million (approximately US$20 million) in its first two and a half weeks alone.
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