

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 civili…
City of Life and Death (2009) is a drama, history, and war film directed by Lu Chuan. It stars Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan, and Hideo Nakaizumi. The film runs for 2 hours 12 minutes. Audiences have made it well received, with an average score of 7.4 out of 10 from 245 votes.

Liu Ye
Lu Jianxiong

Gao Yuanyuan
Miss Jiang

Hideo Nakaizumi
Kadokawa

John Paisley
John Rabe

Beverly Peckous
Minnie Vautrin

Fan Wei
Mr. Tang

Qin Lan
Mrs. Tang

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City of Life and Death stars Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan, Hideo Nakaizumi, and John Paisley, and was directed by Lu Chuan.
City of Life and Death has a runtime of 2 hours 12 minutes.
City of Life and Death was released in 2009.
City of Life and Death is a drama, history, and war film.
City of Life and Death holds an average audience score of 7.4 out of 10. The best signal, though, is a recommendation from a friend who shares your taste—FriendsRecommend shows you exactly that.
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