- Japan Premiere
Special Screenings
The Eight Hundred
八佰
Director: GUAN Hu (管虎)
2020｜China｜149min｜Language: Mandarin, Japanese, English｜Subtitles: Japanese
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 3/13 Sat | 11:30 | Cine Libre Umeda 3 |
- Cast
- WANG Qianyuan (王千源)
ZHANG Yi (張翼)
JIANG Wu (姜武)
HUANG Zhizhong (黄志忠)
ZHANG Junyi (张俊一) - Synopsis
This movie is based on the true story of the Battle of Shanghai in 1937. After fierce resistance, 20,000 troops of the Imperial Japanese Army have invaded the city and forced the Chinese National Revolutionary Army into retreat. Tasked with holding out against impossible odds until the evacuation is complete are 400-odd men of the under-equipped 88th Division who are defending the Sihang Warehouse against relentless bombardment and attacks in a heroic last stand that became the stuff of legends.
Director GUAN Hu spent 10 years preparing to retell this legendary story and he rose to the challenge. With a budget of $80 million dollars, over three years, he deployed a huge cast on an open set of 200,000 square meters, complete with an exact-scale replica of the six-story warehouse riverside structure. It was the first Asian film shot entirely on IMAX cameras and bolstered with extensive CG to compliment the physical sets, the film recreates the heroic defence in this epic battle with bone-crunching ear-shattering, and heart-rending effect.
[Jason MAHER]