City of Life and Death
Lu ChuanCast
Ye Liu 
Wei Fan Hideo Nakaizumi 
Yuanyuan Gao Lan Qin Ryū Kohata
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
City of Life and Death (2009) is a Chinese drama directed by Lu Chuan. It won the Golden Shell at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2009. It stars Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan and Hideo Nakaizumi. It runs 132 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (12,614 votes)
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