| Edition |
2-disc special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (135 min.) : sound, color & b/w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally produced in 2009. |
| System Details |
DVD, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital surround. |
| Cast |
Ye Liu, Yuanyuan Gao, Nideo Nakazumi. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Cao Yu ; original music, Liu Tong. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for [wartime violence and atrocities including sexual assault, and for some sexuality and brief nudity] |
| Summary |
On December 9, 1937, the Imperial Japanese Army laid siege to the Chinese capital of Nanking, beginning a reign of terror that killed as many as 300,000 civilians, an infamous tragedy now referred to as the Rape of Nanking. The first big-budget fiction film by the Chinese to deal with the seminal event in their modern history, City of Life and Death is a visceral, heartbreaking portrait of life during wartime, and an unforgettable masterpiece of contemporary world cinema. |
| Note |
Special features: Matter of life and death (133 min., full-frame (1.33:1) presentation; Mandarian dialogue with optional English subtitles) |
| Language |
Mandarin dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Nanking Massacre, Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 1937 -- Drama.
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Nanjing Shi (China) -- History -- 20th century -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Lu, Chuan, 1971- Screenwriter. Director.
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Liu, Ye, 1978- Actor.
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Gao, Yuanyuan, 1979- Actor.
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Nakazumi, Nideo. Actor.
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Hong, Qin. Producer.
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Kino International Corporation.
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| Added Title |
Nánjīng! Nánjīng! |
| Standard No. |
738329072421 |
| Music No. |
K724 Kino |
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