The lost propaganda film that history tried to bury—until Beijing coughed it up in '95.
Propaganda documentary about the fall of Nanking. Considered for a long time as a lost film, it was discovered in Beijing, China, in the year 1995.
Editing
Brutal juxtaposition of staged 'peace' against archival devastation.
Direction
Matsuzaki's cold distance makes the fabrication feel even more sinister.
Director
Keiji Matsuzaki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rediscovered during a thaw in Sino-Japanese relations, its release was politically weaponized by both nations.
Tokugawa, the narrator, was Japan's most beloved voice actor—imagine Mister Rogers narrating atrocity denial.
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