Nanking (1938 film)

Nanking is a Japanese war propaganda film released in the year 1938. It was filmed directed by Ken Akimoto and filmed by Shigeru Shirai of the Toho Film Company, and was produced in association with the Army Special Services Division Gun Tokumubu and the Cultural Films Division. The film is composed of footage shot inside and outside the walls of the city of Nanking just after the end of the Battle of Nanking during the Second SinoJapanese War.

Nanking includes commentary on the locations of each military confrontation during the battle interspersed with footage of Japanese soldiers giving cigarettes to Chinese POWs, the Japanese Armys victory parade through the city, a joint service for the war dead, the refugee area set up by the International Committee known as the Nanking Safety Zone, rebuilding by the Japanese Army and residents of Nanking of battle damage to the city, civilians returning to their homes, the work of nurses from the Red Cross, the Japanese Armys issuing of identification papers to the Chinese they deemed to be lawabiding citizens, preparations for the new year and New Years Day in the Japanese Army, Chinese children playing with firecrackers on New Years Day, and the inaugural ceremony of the Nanking SelfGovernment Committee.A message in the films subtitles reads Even within our glorious history full of battles fought as one nation, our entry into Nanking with remain as a brilliant chapter in world history. We gift this film to future generations in memory of that day. This film was completed with the support and guidance of the Army Ministry, Navy Ministry, and officers and men in the field. ........

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