Don't Cry, Nanking
In December 1937, during the Second Japanese-Sino War, a Chinese doctor, his Japanese pregnant wife, their teenage daughter and their young son travel from Shanghai to Nanjing seeking shelter in the Capital during the Japanese invasion. The family faces the Rape of Nanking by the Imperial Japanese Army, with rapes, mass murder of prisoners of war and civilians including women, children and elders, and disrespect of international conventions.
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Cast
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Wu Ziniu Director · Tan Dun Composer Yang Shu Cinematographer
First release September 14, 1995 · Produced in China, Hong Kong SAR China, Taiwan · Languages Chinese, English, German, Japanese
Production
Long Shong Pictures
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China · Taiwan
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Original title
南京1937
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · German · Japanese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · September 14, 1995
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Japan
May 2, 1998 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 29, 1996 · Theatrical
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