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Controversial movie ‘City of Life and Death’ to be screened at the SFIAAFF
Chinese Director Lu Chuan’s third feature film, City of Life and Death will be one of the film to be featured at the San Francisco International Asian American Film festival this coming March.
City of Life and Death was released in 2009 and it is about the aftermath of 2nd Sino-Japanese War (also known as the “The Rape of Nanking”). The movie stars Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan, Fan Wei and Hideo Nakaizumi. It stirs controversy upon its released in Mainland China due to the plot sympathetic portrayal of a Japanese soldier named Kadokawa.Despite criticism, the film was a success. It was also shown at the San Sebastian film festival and won the top prize in 2009.
Calling all Asian cinephiles: 2010 Asian Film Awards only weeks away!
It‘s safe to say that 2009 was a satisfying year for film in Asia. We gasped at superheroes, cried in angst over injustices, overthrew governments, solved personal truths and uncovered lies, all from the safety that the other side of…
The Best Asian Film of 2009 is…
We have been treated to an absolutely fantastic year in terms of Asian movies. Not only have we had splendid art house movies such as Like You Know It All and Love Exposure, but we’ve also had the weird and wonderful in Yatterman and of course the first attempt by Korea at taking on the vampire movie genre with the excellent Thirst.
Its also been a return to form for Hong Kong movies, such as Accident, City of Life and Death and Overheard. Its not just the usual movie producing nations which have been producing classics either, we’ve also seen incredbile movies from Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines.
We have finally come down to the top 8 movies this year from an original list of over 30 movies from various Asian countries.
City of Life and Death wins the Golden Shell at San Sebastian
Congratuations to Lu Chuan and his movie ‘City of Life and Death‘, which pulled off one of the biggest shocks of the night by bagging a few awards at the San Sebastian on Saturday. Claiming not only the ‘Golden Shell’…
City of Life and Death -Deemed Inappropriate by the Chinese Government
Unlike the internationally agreed conclusion on the Holocaust, the Rape of Nanking is a controversial topic in today’s world. People who are still remembering it are mainly Chinese and the voice of denying it, either completely or partially, only comes from Japan. Debate over The Rape of Nanking, along with many wars Japan launched against China in the 19th and 20th centuries, is one of the major obstacles, which form mistrust between the Chinese and the Japanese.
