Shanghai 1938 (1938)
- Original title
- 上海 -支那事変後方記録-
- Directed by
- Fumio Kamei
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A documentary filmed in Shanghai in December 1937, just after the Japanese invasion. It shows the city's international settlements and the contrast between war damage and the daily life of foreign nationals with special privileges.
observationalsoberhistoricnostalgicgrittyatmosphericslow-pacedmelancholic
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