China Synopsis
南京!南京!
In 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army has just captured Nanjing, then-capital of the Republic of China. What followed was known as the Nanking Massacre, or the Rape of Nanking, a six week period wherein tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed.
The 2008–2010 China Window
69 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. City of Life and Death sits at position #10.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with City of Life and Death. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From China Film Group Corporation
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when City of Life and Death premiered. 142 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 12m runtime, production spent $91K per minute on screen and earned $81K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #208 of 946 China films indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #128 of 547 (top 23%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | German, Mandarin, English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | China Film Group Corporation, Media Asia Films, Stellar Megamedia, Jiangsu Broadcasting System, Chuan Production Film Studio |
| Runtime | 2h 12m |
| Release Date | April 22, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1124052 |
| Official Site | www.cityoflifeanddeath.co.uk |