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Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre (1994)

Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre poster
Original title
黑太陽:南京大屠殺
Directed by
Mou Tun-fei
Genre
war film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
III
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film depicts the atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers against Chinese civilians and prisoners during the Nanjing Massacre in 1937. It focuses on the suffering of the victims and the brutality of the occupiers.

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What happens

Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre, also called Men Behind the Sun 4, is a 1995 Hong Kong historical exploitation horror film written and directed by Mou Tun Fei and is a follow-up to his 1988 film Men Behind the Sun. The movie depicts the events behind the Nanjing Massacre committed by the Imperial Japanese Army against Chinese citizens and refugees during the Second Sino-Japanese War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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