Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre

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Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre is so audacious in its insistence on factual representation that it refuses to be categorized. The film embraces myriad genres - war, drama, horror, documentary, exploitation, even propaganda. This unyielding film chronicles events so atrocious that, over sixty years after their occurrence, many in Japan still cannot bring themselves to admit the horror that their nation unleashed on their Chinese neighbours. From the acclaimed Chinese director T.F. Mout (Men Behind the Sun), Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre portrays the ordeals of the members of a poor Chinese family as they try to survive the Japanese occupation of their city. Two young children, Jean and John, escape with their uncle after witnessing the gruesome murder of their mother and father by Japanese soldiers. While fleeing from the Japanese, they are separated and the children have to fend for themselves in the war torn city. The film lays bare the pitiless conduct of the Japanese army commanders as they attempt to subjugate the city by any means possible in order to further the cause of the Japanese domination of China and their pursuit of a Greater Asia under Japanese rule. Siren and Unearthed Films is proud to release this landmark film in its entirety. The film is presented in an uncut anamorphic transfer from the original negative and the DVD includes numerous supplemental materials to help understand the historical context of the events that occurred.

DVD Extras

  • * "Why We Fight; The Battle of China" 1944 Propaganda Film
  • * Production and Historical Photos
  • * T.F. Mou Interviews
  • * "History of the Nanking Massacre" Short feature
  • * Interactive Map
  • * Trailers

Product Specifications

Release Date: 20th June 2005 Format: DVD Genre: Arthouse Running Time (mins): 95 Rating: R Year of Production: 1995 Discs: 1 Audio Languages: Chinese, Japanese Audio Formats: 2.0 Subtitle Languages: English Aspect Ratio: 16:9

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