City of Life and Death

7.4
Moderate
20092h 12m

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Overview

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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Liu Ye - Lu Jianxiong in City of Life and Death

Liu Ye

Lu Jianxiong

Gao Yuanyuan - Miss Jiang in City of Life and Death

Gao Yuanyuan

Miss Jiang

Hideo Nakaizumi - Kadokawa in City of Life and Death

Hideo Nakaizumi

Kadokawa

John Paisley - John Rabe in City of Life and Death

John Paisley

John Rabe

Beverly Peckous - Minnie Vautrin in City of Life and Death

Beverly Peckous

Minnie Vautrin

Fan Wei - Mr. Tang in City of Life and Death

Fan Wei

Mr. Tang

Qin Lan - Mrs. Tang in City of Life and Death

Qin Lan

Mrs. Tang

Ryu Kohata - Officer Osamu Ida in City of Life and Death

Ryu Kohata

Officer Osamu Ida

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Movie Info

Release Date

April 22, 2009

Runtime

2h 12m

Rating

R

Genres

Drama, History, War

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