City of Life and Death

Name: City of Life and Death
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 2009-04-22
Duration: 2 h 12 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan, Hideo Nakaizumi, John Paisley, Beverly Peckous

南京!南京! (2009)

Timing: 2:12 (132 min)

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Video for the film City of Life and Death — City of Life and Death - Official Trailer [HD]

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Release date

2009-04-22

Country

China, Hong Kong

Production

China Film Group Corporation, Media Asia Films, China Film Group Corporation, Stellar Megamedia, Jiangsu Broadcasting System, Chuan Production Film Studio

Genre

Drama, History, War

Budget

$12 000 000

Box office

$10 687 316

Website

http://www.cityoflifeanddeath.co.uk/

Director

Lu Chuan, Lu Chuan

Actors

Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan, Hideo Nakaizumi, John Paisley, Beverly Peckous, Fan Wei, Qin Lan, Ryu Kohata, Jiang Yiyan, Yao Di
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Lu Chuan, Lu Chuan

Producer

Han Sanping, John Chong, Hong Qin, Andy Zhang, Li Zhou, Du Yang

Camera operator

Cao Yu

Composer

Liu Tong

Artist

Hao Yi

Audition

Editing

Yun Teng
Whole Team (20)

Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

Lu Chuanyu needed six months for Chinese censors to approve the film's script, and another six months to approve the footage.
The film is made in black and white, although it was originally shot in color, but all the color was removed during editing. Cinematographer Cao Yu initially wanted to shoot the film on black and white film, but during testing he found that the negative from that film turned out to be too grainy, which he didn't like, and the producers ultimately considered black and white film too expensive.
The original title of the film translates to "Nanjing! Nanjing!".
It took Lu Chuan six months for Chinese censors to approve the film's screenplay, and another six months to approve the visuals.
The film was shot in color but was converted to black and white during editing. Cinematographer Cao Yu wanted to shoot on black-and-white film from the start, but during testing discovered that the negative was too grainy, and the producers felt that black-and-white film would be too expensive.