City of Life and Death [Blu-ray]

Director: Lu Chuan

Overview

Within the scope of Asian history, few events carry the ugly and sickening connotations of the Rape of Nanking. Japanese forces invaded that Chinese city on December 9, 1937, and in the six weeks to follow, soldiers raped thousands of women and annihilated hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians. Director Lu Chuan directs this black-and-white docudrama account of that horrifying six-week period, with the benefit of an ensemble cast that includes Hideo Nakaizumi as a conscience-stricken Japanese soldier, Fan Wei as the aid to a German humanitarian worker, and Gao Yuanyuan as the head of a refugee camp. Lu relays the events directly and straightforwardly, with a careful avoidance of sensationalism and excessive sentimentality, and uses the chronicle to meditate on the insanity of war for all of those involved.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/17/2009
UPC:	4895017006598
Original Release:	2009
Rating:	NR
Source:	Mega Stars
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:15:00
Sales rank:	63,682

Special Features

Behind the scene; Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Liu Ye	Lu Jianxiong
Yuanyuan Gao	Miss Jiang
Hideo Nakaizumi	Kadokawa
Wei Fan	Mr. Tang
Jiang Yiyan	Xiao Jiang
Ryu Kohata	Ida
Liu Bin	Xiaodouzi
John Paisley	John Rabe
Beverly Peckous	Minnie Vautrin
Lan Qin	Mrs. Tang
Sam Voutas	Durdin
Di Yao	Tang Xiaomei
Zhao Yisui	Shunzi
Yao Di	Tang Xiaomei
Yuko Miyamoto	Actor
Liu Tong	Composer

Technical Credits

Lu Chuan

Lu Chuan	Screenwriter,Producer,Executive Producer
Zhou Li	Producer
Qin Hong	Producer
Andy Zhang	Producer
Sanping Han	Producer
John Chong	Producer
Han Sanping	Producer
Lai Qizhen	Sound/Sound Designer