Dead to Rights, a film set during the Nanjing Massacre, opened in domestic theaters on Friday,
The movie "Nanjing Photography Studio" was blockbuster released in 2025
The movie “Nanjing Photography Studio” was blockbuster released in 2025, directed by Shen Ao and starring a group of powerful actors such as Liu Haoran, Wang Chuanjun, Gao Ye, and Wang Xiao. Against the backdrop of the fall of Nanjing in 1937, the story of the film is based on the real evidence images of the Japanese army during the Nanjing Massacre, uncovering a heavy and unforgettable chapter of history for the audience.
The story of the movie revolves around Jixiang Photography Studio. After the fall of Nanjing, a group of ordinary people struggling to survive in the war hid in this photography studio to avoid the massacre of the Japanese army. A Chang (played by Liu Haoran), a postman, pretended to be an apprentice of the photography studio in order to survive. Under the coercion of Wang Guanghai (played by Wang Chuanjun), a translator of the Japanese army, he developed the film and accidentally developed the evidence photos that could prove the massacre of the Japanese army. During the day, he and Yu Xiu (played by Gao Ye) pretended to be husband and wife to deceive the Japanese army. At night, he learned the film developing skills from Lao Jin (played by Wang Xiao), the owner of the photography studio hiding in the dark, and began to plan how to transport the film out. The Japanese army tried to cover up the truth of the massacre, but the gradually clear images of the atrocities on the film not only exposed the crimes of the Japanese army, but also ignited their determination to preserve the evidence and convey the truth.
The creative inspiration of the film comes from a real historical event. In 1938, in the Huadong Photography Studio in Nanjing City, Luo Jin, a 15-year-old apprentice of the photography studio, was shocked by the appalling atrocity images on the film sent by the Japanese officers when developing the film. He secretly developed some photos and made them into an album. Later, the album was transferred to Wu Xuan, a patriotic youth. This precious image finally became an important evidence in the trial of Japanese war criminal Tani Hisao. The movie “Nanjing Photography Studio” is based on this and artistically reproduces this thrilling “evidence protection war”.
During the process of watching the movie, my heart was deeply shocked, and anger and grief intertwined. Seeing the scenes of the brutality of the Japanese army in the movie, such as the ferocious group photos after the “hundred people beheading competition”, the “victory” photos at the city gate after the capture of Nanjing City, the corpses lying all over the streets in the city, and the people being driven to the river bank for massacre, each picture stabbed my heart like a sharp blade. These pictures truly restored the cruelty of the Nanjing Massacre, making me seem to be in that dark era and witness the sufferings of my compatriots with my own eyes. At the same time, the tenacity and resistance of the ordinary people in the film also made me feel admiration and emotion. They were originally just small people struggling to survive, but when facing the ironclad evidence of the atrocities of the Japanese army, they resolutely chose to stand up and defend the truth and dignity in their own way. Their transformation reflects the unyielding spirit in the bones of the Chinese people, and also makes me deeply realize that at the critical moment when the country and the nation are facing life and death, every ordinary person can become a hero.
This movie has profound practical significance. It allows us to more clearly understand the truth of history and remember the tragic history of the Nanjing Massacre. The crimes of the Japanese invaders cannot be forgiven. We must always be vigilant to prevent the recurrence of historical tragedies. At the same time, the movie also shows us the hard-won peace. It is the blood and lives of countless martyrs that have forged the peace today. We should cherish this hard-won peace even more and strive to maintain world peace and stability.
As people in the new era, we shoulder important responsibilities. We should remember history, draw strength from history, and keep working hard to contribute to the realization of the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. At the same time, we should also actively spread the truth of history, let more people understand the history of the Nanjing Massacre, and enhance national cohesion and patriotic feelings.
In short, “Nanjing Photography Studio” is a highly infectious and educational movie. It uses the power of images to make us remember history, never forget national humiliation, and cherish peace. I hope more people can go to the cinema to watch this movie, jointly remember this history, and work hard for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.