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Criterion Channel
82
7.7
/118272/
75
/2734/
75
/1842/
3.9
/80082/
86
/126/
88
/1366/
76
/15/
cc age 14+

The Last Emperor (1987)
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
poster
Kanopy
81
79
7.7
/12368/
76
/311/
74
/229/
4.0
/6596/
92
/53/
86
/275/
85
/13/

City of Life and Death (2009)
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.
poster
84
78
8.2
/9278/
84
/193/
82
/180/
4.3
/5486/
91
/11/
95
/95/
70
/7/

Devils on the Doorstep (2001)
During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's home in a small town. The owner is bullied into keeping the prisoners until the next New Year, at which time they will be collected. The village leaders convene to interrogate the prisoners. The townspeople then struggle to accommodate the prisoners. One is a bellicose Japanese nationalist, the other a nervous translator. Will the townspeople manage to keep the prisoners until the New Year?
poster
76
7.3
/10558/
71
/200/
71
/230/
3.8
/10814/
85
/13/
83
/121/

Red Sorghum (1988)
An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu'er, the wife bought by the leper, and her lover, identified only as "my Grandpa" by the narrator, take over the winery and set up an idealized quasi-matriarchal community headed by Jiu'er. When the Japanese invaders subject the area to their rule and cut down the sorghum to make way for a road, the community rises up and resists as the sorghum grows anew.
poster
74
7.7
/141339/
76
/3139/
75
/2052/
3.9
/105700/
77
/65/
90
/3544/
62
/22/
cc age 14+

Empire of the Sun (1987)
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.
poster
Kanopy
69
6.6
/3436/
66
/155/
67
/98/
3.5
/12429/
89
/56/
60
/6/
79
/16/

Wife of a Spy (2020)
It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her husband but is beginning to suspect he’s up to something. Soon she allows herself to be drawn into a game in which she enigmatically conceals her intentions.
poster
77
68
7.2
/5760/
74
/120/
67
/81/
3.4
/1724/
100
/6/
84
/185/

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
All her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Not qualified to be sent there as a missionary, Gladys works as a domestic to earn the money to send herself to a poor, remote village. There she eventually lives a full and happy life: running the inn, acting as "foot inspector", advising the local Mandarin, and even winning the heart of mixed race Captain Lin Nan. But Gladys discovers her real destiny when the country is invaded by Japan and the Chinese children need her to save their lives. Based on a true story.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
66
6.3
/8554/
62
/139/
63
/51/
3.3
/4297/
67
/18/
98
/71/
59
/7/

Hidden Blade (2023)
Follows the story of underground workers who risked their lives to send intelligence and defend the motherland, set after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor when the Wang Jingwei regime declared war on Britain and the U.S.
poster
78
64
7.7
/3663/
71
/93/
71
/52/
3.6
/677/
96
/46/
88
/296/
76
/19/

Nanking (2007)
The story of the rape of Nanking, one of the most tragic events in history. In 1937, the invading Japanese army murdered over 200,000 and raped tens of thousands of Chinese. In the midst of this horror, a small group of Western expatriates banded together to save 250,000. Nanking shows the tremendous impact individuals can make on the course of history.
poster
Kanopy
63
7.5
/57984/
74
/1182/
74
/862/
3.7
/18271/
41
/58/
74
/610/
46
/22/
cc age 18+

The Flowers of War (2011)
A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.
poster
75
63
7.4
/4486/
71
/129/
73
/113/
3.7
/1524/
85
/112/

The Message (2009)
After a series of assassinations in Nanking, a Japanese spy master gathers a group of suspects in a mansion, then a tense cat-and-mouse game erupts as the Chinese agent tries to keep his or her identity a secret.
poster
59
7.0
/10184/
69
/216/
67
/163/
3.3
/1206/
29
/76/
66
/728/
49
/22/

The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.
poster
59
56
6.1
/8108/
61
/259/
62
/234/
3.1
/9232/
52
/127/

Men Behind the Sun (1988)
Japanese troops round up Chinese and Russian prisoners of war and take them to unit 731, where they're horribly tortured and experimented on to test new biological weapons.
poster
Hoopla
45
6.3
/10762/
58
/290/
61
/182/
2.9
/1848/
4
/23/
37
/163/
36
/14/
cc age 16+

Shanghai (2010)
An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.
poster
59
38
6.1
/1391/
61
/27/
66
/21/
3.4
/996/
43
/21/
45
/55/
68
/12/

Purple Butterfly (2003)
Ding Hui is a member of Purple Butterfly, a powerful resistance group in Japanese occupied Shanghai. An unexpected encounter reunites her with Itami, an ex-lover and officer with a secret police unit tasked with dismantling Purple Butterfly.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
61
36
6.9
/2176/
67
/80/
69
/54/
3.5
/1305/
20
/5/
75
/7/

The Wasted Times (2016)
Shanghai gangsters grapple with lust and loyalty on the eve of war with Japan as they try to navigate an alliance with the enemy's army.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
35
33
3.2
/5055/
46
/487/
50
/281/
1.8
/1249/
12
/66/

Air Strike (2018)
An American pilot is sent to a Chinese province to teach a crew of would-be pilots how to fly war planes against the Japanese during World War II.
poster
60
32
5.7
/1268/
63
/108/
56
/50/
3.1
/343/
60
/5/
62
/13/
cc age 13+

On Wings of Eagles (2016)
Eric Liddell - China's first gold medalist and one of Scotland's greatest athletes - returns to war-torn China.
poster
The Roku Channel
57
31
5.7
/1850/
62
/145/
54
/55/
3.2
/414/
48
/19/

The Wrath of Vajra (2013)
In the 1930s , a Japanese cult called The Temple of Hades was ordered to cooperate with the Japanese military to destroy China. They buy so many young children from poor family , who will be trained as a lethal killing machine and serve the Empire of Japan. One of them is Vajra , who was forced by his captors to fight for the food , and accidentally causing the death of his brother. Several years later , Vajra grown up and become one of the biggest killer in the Hades sect. Vajra escapes to China and joins Shaolin , where he receives spiritual enlightenment and determined to support China against Japan.
poster
56
22
5.9
/1413/
60
/10/
65
/16/
2.9
/447/
40
/1085/

Dragon Seed (1944)
Life in a small Chinese village is turned upside down when the Japanese invade it. A heroic young Chinese woman leads her fellow villagers in an uprising against the Japanese invaders.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
48
20
4.3
/787/
57
/29/
56
/35/
2.9
/229/
30
/113/

Eagle Shadow Fist (1973)
Historical movie set during the Japanese occupation of China during WWII. Jackie Chan is one of the good guys but has nothing much more than a supporting role.
poster
52
16
5.5
/506/
53
/31/
47
/9/
2.7
/1231/

She's Got No Name (2025)
A bizarre case caused thousands of waves. There are different opinions on the truth. When the whole story of the case was gradually restored like pieces of a puzzle, people realized that the truth was not that important anymore.
poster
62
10
7.3
/400/
42
/9/
64
/10/
3.6
/306/

The Spring River Flows East (1947)
1930's China. The village of a poor family is taken over by the occupying Japanese army. One son, Zhongliang, leaves his wife and young son to join a medic group for the Chinese Army. The other son, Zhangmin goes into hiding to protect his family. The focus shifts back and forth from the brothers' parents and Zhongliang's wife and son to Zhongliang's newfound life of luxury in a town not too far away. The plight of Zhongliang's mother, his wife, Sufan and her son, Kongeson is contrasted with Zhongliang's rise in a flourishing company.
poster
?
6.4
/13/
10
/1/
60
/2/

When Acacias Bloom (1962)
A man assists a woman in danger, but through her actions, she unintentionally causes his death. Everyone in the village knows that she visits his tomb every spring, but no one knows the details of her story.
poster
?
6.5
/60/
60
/4/
60
/1/

Scars Of Nanking (2017)
During the brutal invasion of China in 1937 by Imperial Japanese forces, tens of thousands of civilians and prisoners of war are murdered and women raped in what is known simply as "The Rape of Nanking." This docudrama is a stirring account of a small band of courageous American missionaries who choose to stay in Nanking to try and protect a quarter million vulnerable Chinese civilians who are trapped in a city ruled by a savage, out of control army. Their stories are brought vividly to life through actual real-time letters and diaries as they bear witness to one of the worst wartime atrocities in history.
poster
?
6.1
/23/

Nanking (1938)
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.
poster
Hoopla
?
4.9
/93/
10
/1/
35
/2/

The Brave Lion (1974)
During Japan's invasion of China in World War II, two disgraced Japanese soldiers are given a second chance. Facing execution for various infractions, the two men are offered a reprieve if they take a special assignment. Since they can speak Chinese and know the territory, the men are assigned to the task of running a Chinese labor camp the Japanese operate in occupied territory. After the men take over, they work the prisoner's so hard the labor force rises up in revolt of their treatment.
poster
?
7.0
/45/
45
/2/

Fighting Soldiers (1939)
Documentary of an Imperial Japanese Army regiment's advance from Shanghai to Wuhan in 1938. This film was shelved before submission to Home Ministry censors amid rumors that Fumio was a Communist.
poster
?
5.9
/13/
30
/2/
50
/1/

Manchurian Tiger (1974)
In Manchuria during the 1940's, a karate master named Sazaki and hapkido champion Wang make plans to rob the Korean Independence Army of its funds. However, unknown to them, the money is guarded by one Mr Lee--a grand master of taekwondo.
poster
?

The Double (2012)
In a gloomy era of Taiwan under Japanese rule, there's a noble family, the mother of the twins of different sexes died early, and their father works for the government away from home. YU, the twin brother, have nightmares every night about being drowned by someone. He is lonely and longing to talk to his sister, but he could not meet her. Because AMEKO, the twin sister, has been in illness isolation since childhood. Things become strange while their cousin WEN CHENG was returning from Japan. YU finds out a big secret of the whole family, about his sister and the killer in the dream.


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