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City of Life and Death

★ 7.4 / 10 (250 votes)April 22, 2009132 minZH
DramaHistoryWar

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.

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Movie facts

Release dateApril 22, 2009
StatusReleased
Runtime132 min
Rating★ 7.4 / 10
CertificationR
Original languageGerman, Mandarin, Japanese, English
CountryChina, Hong Kong
Budget$12,000,000
Revenue$10,652,498
ProductionMedia Asia Films, Stellar Megamedia, Jiangsu Broadcasting, Chuan Production Film Studio, China Film Group Corporation
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Crew

Director

Lu Chuan

Writers

Lu Chuan

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Cast

Liu YeLiu YeLu Jianxiong
Gao YuanyuanGao YuanyuanMiss Jiang
Hideo NakaizumiHideo NakaizumiKadokawa
John PaisleyJohn PaisleyJohn Rabe
Beverly PeckousBeverly PeckousMinnie Vautrin
Fan WeiFan WeiMr. Tang
Qin LanQin LanMrs. Tang
Ryu KohataRyu KohataOfficer Osamu Ida
Jiang YiyanJiang Yiyan'Xiao Jiang' Jiang Xiangjun
Yao DiYao Di'May' Zhou Xiaomei
Yisui ZhaoYisui ZhaoShunzi
Sam VoutasSam VoutasDurdin
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