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Interesting Film

posted 19 years ago by Imaginista
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Growing up in Singapore, I read many accounts of Japanese war atrocities but due to economic development dependent on Japanese capital, the war atrocities were played down somewhat. It was not too long ago I met a man in New York who emigrated from China during WWII. He was in his 70s but he adamantly boycotted Japanese products. I had no idea why.. not emotionally I mean. Films like these show how developed nations are actually not civilized but barbaric. Especially the industrialised nations. Can you imagine what REALLY goes on in Iraq. Yucks, I hate to think about it.

[–] sspacejesus 19 years ago

As awful and shameful as Abu Graib is, it's still a complete picnic compared to the atrocities of the Nanking Massacre and Unit 731. My jaw literally dropped after reading about it. Every single horror imaginable (and many unimaginable) was perprated upon the Chinese in Nanking by the Japanese soldiers. Though this and Men Behind the Sun are a too exploitative for my tastes, I'm glad T.F. Mous had the guts to make these films. It would be nice though if somebody were to make a more high profile film about the Nanking massacre, since the sad fact is that too few know about it.

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[–] UniqueName76 19 years ago

I want to see this film, do you think you can in N. America? Rediculous, I've never even heard of a Nanking atrocity because about the only ones people seem to speak and know of are the Holocaust and 9-11.

[–] zoelat 19 years ago

The dvd is available in the USA from www.diabolikdvd.com.........they are very good people to deal with

[–] jbi2 18 years ago

Order: Rape of Nanking, by iris chang. I'd be amazed if the movie was like the book. The things the book describes are just horrific.

[–] Devans00 13 years ago

If you are still looking to see this film, it's available on Netflix streaming. The images are cleaner and clearer than versions floating around the web.

By the end, you are numb to the human atrocities and can almost predicting what horrible thing comes next.

No two persons ever watch the same movie.