8 classic Chinese movies on War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression

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8 Back to 1942 (2012)

Back to 1942 is a 2012 movie directed by Feng Xiaogang, one of the most accomplished Chinese directors in the contemporary era. It is about a famine in China's Henan province during the second Sino-Japanese war.

The film's narrative revolves around two main plots, one is the fate of Master Fan's family, a wealthy landlord in the disaster-stricken village, that is forced into exile after the famine; The other is the indifference of the government led by Chiang Kai-shek, who does nothing to solve the crisis even after learning that the refugees have resorted to cannibalism.

Grand war spectacle, detailed description of people's reaction to natural and human-made disaster, the film is a huge undertaking that aims to make its audience reflect on the catastrophic consequence that warfare can bring to innocent people.