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Nanking (Chinese: 南京) is a 2007 film about the 1937 Nanking Massacre committed by the Japanese army in the former capital city Nanjing, China. It was inspired by Iris Chang's The Rape of Nanking, which discussed the persecution and murder of the Chinese by the Imperial Japanese Army in the then-capital of Nanjing during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The film draws on letters and diaries from the era as well as archive footage and interviews with surviving victims and perpetrators of the massacre. Contemporary actors play the roles of the Western missionaries, professors, and businessmen who formed the Nanking Safety Zone to protect the city's civilians from Japanese forces. Particular attention is paid to Nazi Party member John Rabe, a German businessman who organized the Nanking Safety Zone, Robert O. Wilson, a surgeon who remained in Nanking to care for legions of victims, and Minnie Vautrin, a missionary educator who rendered aid to thousands of Nanking's women.
The film uses the older romanization of the city's name, "Nanking", for its title. The standard modern romanization in mainland China, Hanyu Pinyin, renders the city's name as "Nanjing" (pronounced, with tones, as Nánjīng).
Original Release
02/10/2007
US Release
02/10/2007
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Hugo Armstrong | John Magee |
Rosalind Chao | Chang Yu Zheng |
Stephen Dorff | Lewis Smythe |
John Getz | George Fitch |
Mariel Hemingway | Minnie Vautrin |
Chris Mulkey | Mills McCallum |
Jurgen Prochnow | John Rabe |
Sonny Saito | Higashi Sakai |
Graham Sibley | Miner Searle Bates |
Mark Valley | Stage Manager |
Directors
Writers
Dan Sturman, Bill Guttentag, Elisabeth Bentley
Cast
Name | Character |
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Hugo Armstrong | John Magee |
Rosalind Chao | Chang Yu Zheng |
Stephen Dorff | Lewis Smythe |
John Getz | George Fitch |
Mariel Hemingway | Minnie Vautrin |
Chris Mulkey | Mills McCallum |
Jurgen Prochnow | John Rabe |
Sonny Saito | Higashi Sakai |
Graham Sibley | Miner Searle Bates |
Mark Valley | Stage Manager |
Robert Wu | Li Pu |
Woody Harrelson | Bob Wilson |
Leah Lewis | Banner Girl |
Ivan Fichev | Yang Shu Ling |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Bill Guttentag | Producer |
Violet Du Feng | Producer |
Joann Jacobs | Producer |
Michael Jacobs | Producer |
John Junkerman | Producer |
Ted Leonsis | Producer |
Karen Lin | Producer |
Dylan Nelson | Producer |
Katie Strand | Producer |
Izumi Tanaka | Producer |
Makiko Wakai | Producer |