Why hasnt the real film, Nanjing been made?

From what I read, the critical order on December 5, 1937 was "Kill all Captives"
Prince Asaka gave that order, and Chinese generals wouldnt defend the capital.

The German advisors agreed, and Chiang-kai Chiek abandoned it, but still declared it defended. Gen. Tang was instructed to fight to the death. - then, Chang Kai chiek took the trucks, removed the Communications and made it impossible for Tang to defend it. - Entire Chinese Airforce left - Tang couldnt communicate. Tens of Thousands of Citizens departed, and refugees from the outlying countries came in..



"It was impossible for a newly defeated army
to hold an isolated city. Nanking would surely fall"
-Chinese General LiTsung-hen

>>>I dont think anyone in China would want to show that part of their history

I actually don't think that's true. In fact I think the Chinese want the world to know what they went through in the late 1930s at the hands of the Japanese. It's the same reason why the book The Rape of Nanking was so well received - the Chinese don't want this to be forgotten, especially when so many of them remember it and are bitter about it to this day.

Wow, good point. But, still... it is history and should be told.

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"f* the japs anyway. "

Are you Chinese/Korean/American?


"And if he didn't, who did? And where the hell was I?"

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The reasons are very clear. No apology, no payment from the Japanese who are responsible for the atrocities. Germany, apology $60 billion to the victims. Japan $0, with no apologies.

The same five families who brought us all the Pacific War, own Sony, and control the US Press and Media.

The US government doesn't control Freedom of Speech in the US, Japanese business does! You tell me who won the war?

Really you can't figure out why there are a lot of American films about the Holocaust but none about the Rape of Nanjing/Nanking?

How about looking at the ratio of Jewish Producers/Directors/Actors/Writers in Hollywood and compare that to Chinese ones. I think it would be like 1,000 to 1.

Same place, just w/ different spellings.

What happened in Nanjing was certainly barberic, but I don't know if I would call it the most barberic episode in modern warfare. The last hundred years have seen many contenders for that title. The Turks treatment of the Armeanians after WW1, the Nazis treatment of the Jews, and Rwanda in the 1990's being just 3 examples.

There was a very good documentary about the rape of Nanjing last year, but I forget the name.

"As many as 50,000 people in one ethnic group were killed by another ethnic group in 100 days, including children and women. "

As many as 500,000 (or more like 800,000).

Also Hotel Rwanda sucks and is overrated.

I am an English teacher in China myself right now, have been living and working in the countryside in Gansu, Shaanxi and Jiangxi Provinces for 4 years now. There have been MANY movies re Nanjing made over the years, and in China each year I don't believe there are less than 10 released about the story in some form each year! They most certainly want history to be heard. What you do NOT want to do, however, is to get into any debates with the Chinese about the event. Yes, they are pretty bloodthirsty and nationalistic to this day, and at least once every term I hear something along the lines of 'we hate the Japanese', 'kill the Japanese' etc etc.