Summaries

A matter-of-fact documentary of the massacre of over 300,000 Chinese civilians by the Japanese in the so-called 'Rape of Nanjing' in 1937. In the name of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, the desperate soldiers, enraged by intense Chinese resistance, stormed the then capitol of China and over a six week period systematically raped, tortured, and killed many of the inhabitants of that city. This is a matter-of-fact although polemical documentary, with many of the horrifyingly intense images taken from home movies made by an American missionary who was there.—Bruce Cameron <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • japanese
  • f rated
  • china
  • chinese
  • nanjing china
Genres
  • War
  • Documentary
Release date Dec 3, 1970
Countries of origin Canada
Language English Mandarin Japanese Italian
Production companies National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Film News Now Foundation

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Tech specs

Runtime 50m
Color Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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