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City of Life and Death (2009)

Genre : Drama, History, War

Runtime : 2H 12M

Director : Lu Chuan

Synopsis

City of Life and Death takes place in 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Imperial Japanese Army has just captured the then-capital of the Republic of China, Nanjing. What followed was known as the Nanking Massacre, or the Rape of Nanking, a period of several weeks wherein tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed.

Actors

Liu Ye
Liu Ye
Lu Jianxiong
Gao Yuanyuan
Gao Yuanyuan
Miss Jiang
Hideo Nakaizumi
Hideo Nakaizumi
Kadokawa
John Paisley
John Paisley
John Rabe
Beverly Peckous
Beverly Peckous
Minnie Vautrin
Fan Wei
Fan Wei
Mr. Tang
Qin Lan
Qin Lan
Mrs. Tang
Ryu Kohata
Ryu Kohata
Officer Osamu Ida
Jiang Yiyan
Jiang Yiyan
Jiang Xiang Jun / Xiao Jiang
Yao Di
Yao Di
Zhou Xiaomei / May
Yisui Zhao
Yisui Zhao
Shunzi
Bin Liu
Bin Liu
Xiao Douzi (Juvenile)
Sam Voutas
Sam Voutas
Durdin
Aisling Dunne
Aisling Dunne
Doctor
Junichi Kajioka
Junichi Kajioka
Mr. Tomita
Asano Nagahide
Asano Nagahide
Higashiguchi
Yuko Miyamoto
Yuko Miyamoto
Yuriko
Wang Kai
Wang Kai
Tang Family Nanny

Crews

Lu Chuan
Lu Chuan
Director
Tong Liu
Tong Liu
Original Music Composer
Yun Teng
Yun Teng
Editor
Lu Chuan
Lu Chuan
Writer
John Chong
John Chong
Producer
Han Sanping
Han Sanping
Producer
Hong Qin
Hong Qin
Producer
Andy Zhang
Andy Zhang
Producer
Li Zhou
Li Zhou
Producer
Hao Yi
Hao Yi
Production Design
Junichi Kajioka
Junichi Kajioka
Script Supervisor
Cao Yu
Cao Yu
Director of Photography
Mark Joey Tang
Mark Joey Tang
Digital Compositor
Churk Harry
Churk Harry
VFX Artist
Zhou Yan
Zhou Yan
Title Designer
Qizhen Lai
Qizhen Lai
Sound
Rong Wang
Rong Wang
Costume Supervisor
Steffen Wild
Steffen Wild
Consulting Producer
Isabelle Glachant
Isabelle Glachant
Associate Producer

Trailers and other movies

City of Life and Death - Official Trailer [HD]

Posters and backgrounds

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