Dead to Rights

"Every Chinese will not forget the history."

2025 2h 17m ZH

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7.9

BANGER

★7.9TMDB · 99

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Synopsis

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During the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, a postman poses as a photo developer, helping Japanese forces while secretly sheltering Chinese refugees. He later risks his life evacuating them and revealing evidence of the atrocities.

“Every Chinese will not forget the history.”

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Cast

Liu Haoran
Su Liuchang
Wang Chuanjun
Wang Guanghai
Gao Ye
Lin Yuxiu
Wang Xiao
Jin Chengzong
Zhou You
Song Cunyi
Yang Enyou
Jin Wanyi
Daichi Harashima
Hideo Ito
Wang Zhener
Zhao Yifang

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shen Ao
Writers: Shen Ao, Zhang Ke, Xu Luyang
Languages: Mandarin, Japanese
Countries: China

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MONEY

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Grossed $423M — a 21.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released last year.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, Japanese.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shen Ao, shot by Wang Tianxing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Fei Peng. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jiang Zhen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Liu Haoran and Wang Chuanjun and Gao Ye carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Every Chinese will not forget the history.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shen Ao directs. Wang Tianxing behind the camera. Fei Peng scores. Jiang Zhen cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Grossed $423M — a 21.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
2Released last year.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, Japanese.
4Directed by Shen Ao, shot by Wang Tianxing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Fei Peng. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jiang Zhen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Liu Haoran and Wang Chuanjun and Gao Ye carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Every Chinese will not forget the history.".
9IMDB entry: tt36598036 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 99 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 14 themes, including "photography", "grave", "based on true story", "second sino-japanese war (1937-45)".