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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!
- US$12 million
- Zhao Haicheng, Yang Xinli, Han Xiaoli, Jiang Tao, Liang Yong
- Liu Tong
Apr 22, 2009 · City of Life and Death: Directed by Chuan Lu. With Ye Liu, Yuanyuan Gao, Wei Fan, Lan Qin. In 1937, Japan occupied Nanjing, the Chinese capital. There was a battle and subsequent atrocities against the inhabitants, especially those who took refuge in the International Security Zone.
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- Drama, History, War
- Chuan Lu
- 2009-04-22
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The stories of a conflicted Japanese soldier (Hideo Nakaizumi) and a Chinese officer (Ye Liu) draw attention to the atrocities committed by Japanese forces during the 1937 occupation of Nanking.
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- Ye Liu
- Chuan Lu
- History, Drama, War
City of Life and Death is 24204 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 24070 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014 but less popular than The New Romantic.
- Lu Jianxiong; Miss Jiang; Kadokawa
- R
- 2009
May 10, 2011 · Kino International. City of Life and Death. NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Chuan Lu. Drama, History, War. R. 2h 12m. By Manohla Dargis. May 10, 2011. Two terrible faces stare out from...
After some commanders of the National Revolutionary Army flee Nanking, a Chinese soldier Lieutenant Lu Jianxiong (Liu Ye) and his comrade-in-arms Shunzi (Gao Yuanyuan) attempt to stop a group of deserting troops from leaving the city, but as they exit the gates, they are captured by Japanese forces that have surrounded the city.
