Purple Sunset (2001)
- Original title
- 紫日
- Directed by
- Feng Xiaoning
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1945 at the end of World War II, a Chinese man, a Russian woman, and a Japanese woman struggle to survive in the forests of Manchuria. Their paths cross as they face the brutality of war and their own prejudices.
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What happens
Purple Sunset (Chinese: 紫日; pinyin: Zǐrì) is a 2001 Chinese war drama film written and directed by Feng Xiaoning. Feng also acted as the film's cinematographer. Purple Sunset is an anti-war film set in August 1945, at the time during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria and when the Japanese were in the throes of defeat during World War II and losing control of mainland China. The film won Best Special Effects at the Huabiao Awards and Best Cinematography at the Golden Rooster Award. It was also voted Best Feature by the audience during the 2001 Hawaii International Film Festival. Feng considered it the last of his "War and Peace" (战争与和平) trilogy, preceded by Red River Valley (1997), and Lover's Grief over the Yellow River (1999). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Hengyang 1944- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.