City of Life and Death
Directed by Lu Chuan
Starring John Paisley, Beverly Peckous, Ryu Kohata, Yao Di
7.4/10
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Sad / lowDramaHistoryWar
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.
- Original title
- 南京!南京!
- Original language
- Chinese
- Screenplay
- Lu Chuan
- Cinematography
- Cao Yu
- Cast
- Yao Di, Yisui Zhao, Sam Voutas
Updated July 22, 2026
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