Nanking the Film
Nanjing / Nanking Massacre
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Knowing a little bit about the background for tension between Japan and China / Korea is useful for analyzing and putting into context some of the future events that may take place. In this section you will find a selection of links about one of the under-reported atrocities of the 20th century. Nanjing_Massacre (Wikipedia) - Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall (Wikipedia) April 11, 2005 - Scarred by history: The Rape of Nanjing (BBC) Earlier, Wayne had posted statistics that he recorded from an Asian American newsletter (Father's subscription) article from Dec 2006 / Early 2007 that talked about the under-reporting of this incident using -- Google hits for Genocide. Wayne has been unable to duplicate those numbers or even approximate them - so he has removed them. The dangers of relying on other people's work! Nevertheless - Wayne's anecdotal evidence and intuition would say the intent of the newsletter article is correct. |
"Nanking," produced by AOL vice chairman Ted Leonsis and co-directed by Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman ("Twin Towers"),
focuses on the efforts of a small group of unarmed Westerners who established a safety zone where more than 200,000 Chinese found refuge.
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Iris Chang Memorial Fund - Iris Chang movie I want the Rape of Nanking to penetrate to public consciousness. - Iris Chang |
-- Wayne doesn't just understanD, he KNOWs. Do you KNOW? --
Cuz if you don't, you may just be part of the next one!
AsiaMedia - UCLA Asia Institute - Searching this site for Nanjing or Nanking will turn up some interesting articles
March 1, 2007 - China and Japan's Tragic History (Time Magazine - USA) -
No fewer than six movies about the massacre—including one about Chang herself—are in the works.
In Name of Emperor: Rape of Nanjing (IMDB) - 52 min documentary
Rape of Nanking / Nanjing Massacre Part 1 - Atrocities in Asia (YouTube) - 40 min
Rape of Nanking / Nanjing Massacre Part 2 - Atrocities in Asia (YouTube) - 40 min
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Nanking Massacre - 70 years later
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C281C306A32CA3A4
Upcoming / Recent Movies
release date shown, and production budget if available
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Nanking |
No Image Yet Truth about Nanjing (Wiki) (Anti-massacre Japanese film) |
John Rabe |
Children of Huang Shi |
Iris Chang movie |
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No Image Yet Nanking_Nanking (Wiki) |
No Image Yet Nanking Xmas 1937 |
No Image Yet The_Diary (Wiki) |
No Image Yet Purple Mountain |
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John Rabe - 南京南京 Nanking Nanking Trailer trailers
Purple Mountain - 2008 (IMDB) - August 3, 2007 - West climbs "Purple Mountain" in Nanjing (Variety Asia) - $51 million production
(Simon) West said he hoped it would have an impact on audiences similar to that of Steven Spielberg's Holocaust film "Schindler's List."
Simon West - director of CON Air, and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Nanking Nanking (IMDB) - Lu Chuan's Nanking (Nanking) begins filming (Variety Asia) - Maggie Cheung to Star in 'Nanking! Nanking!' (Asian Popcorn)
John Rabe: Sept 9, 2007 - Movie about German protector during Nanjing massacre to kick off shooting
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Dec.5, 2007 - Propaganda war is declared in cinemas over Nanking massacre (Independent - UK)
Nanking occupies a central place in the foundation myths of post-1949 China and the success of the Communists in beating both the Japanese and the nationalists.
Dec.13, 2007 - The scars of Nanking: Memories of a Japanese outrage (Independent - UK)
April 6, 2007 - Naking Revisited (Pacific Citizen) - Dec.11, 2007 - The rape and revision of Nanjing (Asia Times) -
May 26, 2007 - Wary China Allows Production of Two Films Based on '37 Nanjing Massacre (Washington Post - USA)
Until LIONS have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. - African Proverb
By the Way - don't be in Tokyo or Kyoto, Japan in 2012 - unless you want to DIE.
Tokyo, Japan and Kyoto, Japan WILL BE DEstroyed!
NO MORE CULTures!
CULTural relics aren't important.
Beijing, China is just one of many places to avoid in China too.
July 13, 2008 - China is 'fuelling war in Darfur' (BBC)
What comes around...goes around....just wait till it comes to your backyard!
