City of Life and Death_
Original: 南京!南京!
In 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army has just captured Nanjing, then-capital of the Republic of China. What followed was known as the Nanking Massacre, or the Rape of Nanking, a six week period wherein tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed.
Starring
Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan, Hideo Nakaizumi
Box Office
$10.7M
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
Prime Video
1 country
DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Box office
City of Life and Death earned $10.7M against a $12.0M budget.
Year context
City of Life and Death was released 17 years ago in 2009.
City of Life and Death is a Drama, History, War film with a runtime of 2h 12m.
CAST (20)
Liu Ye
Lu Jianxiong
Gao Yuanyuan
Miss Jiang
Hideo Nakaizumi
Kadokawa
John Paisley
John Rabe
Beverly Peckous
Minnie Vautrin
Fan Wei
Mr. Tang
Qin Lan
Mrs. Tang
Ryu Kohata
Officer Osamu Ida
Jiang Yiyan
'Xiao Jiang' Jiang Xiangjun
Yao Di
'May' Zhou Xiaomei
Yisui Zhao
Shunzi
Sam Voutas
Durdin
Aisling Dunne
Doctor
Junichi Kajioka
Mr. Tomita
Asano Nagahide
Higashiguchi
Yuko Miyamoto
Yuriko
Kai Wang
Tang Family Nanny
Liu Bin
Xiao Dou
WJ
Wang Jiahui
Asano Nagahide
BOX OFFICE
$12.0M
Budget
$10.7M
Revenue
-11%
ROI
UNDERPERFORMED
Verdict
STUDIOS (5)
China Film Group Corporation
Media Asia Films
Stellar Megamedia
Jiangsu Broadcasting
Chuan Production Film Studio
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is City of Life and Death about?
In 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army has just captured Nanjing, then-capital of the Republic of China. What followed was known as the Nanking Massacre, or the Rape of Nanking, a six week period wherein tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed.
How long is City of Life and Death?
City of Life and Death has a runtime of 132 minutes (2h 12m).
Who stars in City of Life and Death?
The cast of City of Life and Death includes Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan, Hideo Nakaizumi, John Paisley, Beverly Peckous.
How much did City of Life and Death make at the box office?
City of Life and Death earned $10,652,498 worldwide at the box office. The production budget was $12,000,000.
What is the rating of City of Life and Death?
City of Life and Death has a rating of 7.4 out of 10 based on 233 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (3)
Drama
History
War