“Every Chinese will not forget the history.”
During the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, a postman poses as a photo developer, helping Japanese forces while secretly sheltering Chinese refugees. He later risks his life evacuating them and revealing evidence of the atrocities.
Liu Haoran
Su Liuchang
Eric Wang Chuanjun
Wang Guanghai
Gao Ye
Lin Yuxiu
Wang Xiao
Jin Chengzong
Zhou You
Song Cunyi
Yang Enyou
Jin Wanyi
Daichi Harashima
Hideo Ito
Wang Zhener
Zhao Yifang
Yang Haoyu
Judge
Liu Yichun
Feng Hua
Dead to Rights is a drama, war, history film released in 2025 exploring themes of photography, grave, based on true story, second sino-japanese war (1937-45), period drama, nanking massacre china 1937. Directed by Shen Ao, it stars Liu Haoran, Eric Wang Chuanjun, Gao Ye. During the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, a postman poses as a photo developer, helping Japanese forces while secretly sheltering Chinese refugees. He later risks his life evacuating them and revealing evidence of the atrocities.
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