Bell of Purity Temple (1992)

Original title

清凉寺的钟声

Directed by

Xie Jin

Genre

drama film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 56m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese infant is abandoned in China after the Sino-Japanese War. The film follows his life as he is raised by a Chinese family.

poignantsomberrestrainedhistoricalemotionalreflectivetenderslow-paced

What happens

Bell of Purity Temple (simplified Chinese: 清凉寺的钟声; traditional Chinese: 清涼寺的鐘聲; pinyin: qīng liáng sì de zhōng shēng) is a 1992 Chinese film about the life of a Japanese infant deserted in China after Sino-Japanese War. It is presented by Shanghai Film Studio and directed by Xie Jin, starring Pu Cunxin, Komaki Kurihara, Ding Yi, You Yong and Zhu Xu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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