Movies and TvShows featuring "japanese-invasion-of-china" theme.

In the second installment of The Human Condition trilogy, a Japanese soldier named Kaji continues his journey through the horrors of World War II. He faces the challenges of trench warfare, the occupation of China, desertion, and the cruelty of his fellow soldiers. Along the way, he also discovers love and literature as means of escapism. This powerful film explores the true cost of war and the human spirit's ability to endure.

Set during World War II, a Chinese soldier works at an ore mine in Manchuria and faces ethical conflicts, forced labor, and the brutality of the Japanese occupation.

In the final installment of the 'Human Condition' trilogy, a soldier named Kaji finds himself in a Japanese prison camp in Manchuria during World War II. He is torn between his duty as a soldier and his moral principles, as he witnesses the atrocities committed by the Japanese army. Kaji tries to maintain his humanity and help his fellow prisoners, but he is faced with difficult choices that test his resolve. As the war comes to an end, he prays for forgiveness and redemption.

Set in Republican-era China, Pavilion of Women tells the story of Madame Yu, a wealthy, privileged woman who decides to free herself from the constraints of tradition. She hires a tutor for her son, falls in love with him, and embarks on an affair. The movie explores themes of love, passion, and the struggles of women in a conservative society.

Dragon Seed is set in a small Chinese village during the Japanese occupation of China in World War II. It follows the struggles of a Chinese family as they try to survive the hardships caused by the invasion. The story revolves around a young female student activist who joins the resistance against the Japanese forces, while her father-in-law collaborates with them for personal gain. The movie explores themes of war, resistance, and the resilience of the Chinese people.

China (1943) is a drama film set in Shanghai, China during the Japanese invasion in World War Two. The movie follows the experiences of a schoolteacher and an American soldier as they navigate through the dangers and challenges of the war-torn city.

Sharpshooter Mu Liangfeng (Peter Ho) with Platoon Leader (Tony Leung Ka Fai) perform specific tasks, with the big villain “ghosting” (Guo Mingxiang) and start match-ups/duel. The trailer for director David Wu’s “Cold Steel”... could be a hell of a lot of fun. Everything you could possibly want from a Chinese action flick is in full effect, especially if you like your sex and carnage presented in an insanely stylish fashion.

The 400 million people of China are heirs to a great civilization, as their pagodas and stone lions can attest. But they are under attack from the Japanese. Civilian refugees walk, stumble, crawl to escape the destruction of their cities... While in the China of tradition, water buffalo still work the paddies and camels cross the desert, modern China is now a republic founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, with modern schools, heavy industry, large engineering projects... The government of Chiang Kai-shek resists the Japanese invasion from the coast. Madame Chiang receives a cheque from the U.S.A. for war relief. War production continues in distant villages safe from the grasp of the Japanese. With modern weapons the Chinese are pursuing their struggle behind enemy lines. And still their opponent persists in his reprisal bombings of civilian targets. "Will these people win?"

Chinese ventriloquist Gordon Cobb is murdered by a gang of jewel thieves. Baffled by the contradictory clues, Inspector Queen asks his son Ellery to help out.

A young Japanese-American orphan in California is taken in by a priest who is actually a Japanese secret agent and a samurai warrior. Due to the samurai's training, the boy murders his English teacher, kills the American parents who have adopted him, smuggles Japanese secret plans into the country, and eventually becomes the governor of California with plans to infiltrate Japanese spies into the state so they can take over.

The Battle of Shanghai has been described as the last battle of World War I, and the first battle of World War II. It was a warning to the world, a warning that was ignored. And it was the place where the destiny of modern China was set in motion. Based on the book “Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze” by Danish author Peter Harmsen, this film introduces key figures in the conflict, chronicles how the battle unfolded over the course of three months, and explores the aftermath and years of war that followed.

This black & white educational film is about life in China, the Japanese invasion of China, and Chinese Nationalist efforts to defend itself against the Japanese aggression. This film was made in 1937 as part of an effort to raise awareness in the then-neutral USA about Japanese intentions in the Far East.