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title: 'City of Life and Death (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lu Chuan'
released: '2009-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 132
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/city-of-life-and-death-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1124052/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# City of Life and Death (2009)

2009 · 132 min · Drama, War · People's Republic of China


## Synopsis

City of Life and Death is a 2009 Chinese historical war drama film written and directed by Lu Chuan, marking his third feature film. The film deals with the Battle of Nanjing and the following massacre committed by the Japanese army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The film is also known as Nanking! Nanking! or Nanjing! Nanjing!. The film was released in China on April 22, 2009, and became a major box office success in the country, earning CN¥150 million in its first two and a half weeks alone.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lu Chuan](https://cinepixo.com/people/lu-chuan)
- **Screenplay:** [Lu Chuan](https://cinepixo.com/people/lu-chuan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Liu Tong](https://cinepixo.com/people/liu-tong)
- **Director of Photography:** [Cao Yu](https://cinepixo.com/people/cao-yu)

## Cast

- [Qin Lan](https://cinepixo.com/people/qin-lan)
- [John Paisley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-paisley)
- [Gao Yuanyuan](https://cinepixo.com/people/gao-yuanyuan)
- [Fan Wei](https://cinepixo.com/people/fan-wei)
- [Liu Ye](https://cinepixo.com/people/liu-ye)

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