The Flowers of War
“Fighting for freedom.”
2011•R•2h 26m•7.4•Released
DramaHistoryWar
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.
Director
Zhang Yimou
Writer
Liu Heng, Yan Geling
Budget
$94M
Revenue
$95M
Languages
Mandarin, Japanese, English
Studio
New Picture Company
Cast
Christian Bale
John Miller
Ni Ni
Yu Mo
Zhang Xinyi
Shu
Huang Tianyuan
George Chen
Han Xiting
Yi
Zhang Doudou
Ling
Tong Dawei
Major Li
Cao Kefan
Mr. Meng
Atsuro Watabe
Colonel Hasegawa
Yuan Yangchunzi
Mosquito
Sun Jia
Hua
Li Yuemin
Dou
Bai Xue
Lan
Takashi Yamanaka
Lieutenant Asakura
Shigeo Kobayashi
Lieutenant Kato
Production
Company
New Picture Company
Company
Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd.
Company
EDKO Film
Producer
Zhang Weiping
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