Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre depicts the brutal events behind the Nanking Massacre committed by the Imperial Japanese army against the Chinese people during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Direction
Mou Tun-Fei's unblinking camera refuses the comfort of cutaways.
Practical Effects
Effects so gruesome they sparked censorship debates for 25 years.
Director
Mou Tun-Fei
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Banned in Japan until 2022, the film became a flashpoint in Sino-Japanese diplomatic tensions and revisionist history debates.
Director Mou Tun-Fei was previously known for sleazy exploitation films; critics still argue whether this represents genuine artistic evolution or simply bigger-budget shock cinema.
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