Marking the 80th anniversary of the brutal massacre in Nanjing by Japanese invaders during WWⅡ, Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation and A + E Networks in the US have co-produced a one-hour docu-drama The Scars of Nanking: the brave who stayed behind.
Poster of The Scars of Nanking: the brave who stayed behind
This documentary that was co-produced by China and the US didn’t apply the traditional mode of the massacre genre. It simply tells the stories witnessed by dozens of foreigners who stayed in Nanjing during the brutal massacre and protected local citizens in any possible ways.
It is the first time that the Massacre has been shot in westerners’ perspectives. And it is also the first time that Nanking Massacre has been presented on the screen of western mainstream media. More audiences in the world will know what happened 80 years ago in Nanjing through this documentary.
Today, we introduce you another excerpt of the Asian version of The Scars of Nanking.
In recent years, many people who have a conscience come to realize the truth and expose it to the public, letting more people worldwide to know exactly what’s happened during Nanjing Massacre.
But 80 years later, there’re still debates about Nanjing Massacre in Japan. Right-wing Japanese tamper with textbooks denying the existence of Nanjing Massacre. Fortunately, some Japanese including political leaders and individuals, war veterans are making efforts to reveal the truth of Nanjing Massacre.
Some scholars established a researching committee to investigate Japan’s responsibility for the war in the Nanjing Massacre, and published several books including 13 Lies in the Nanjing Deniers’ Claims, calling for people to face the history.
“If history is taught as a form of propaganda, the trauma will be artificially whipped up and leads to hostility.” “History is history, one should know his/her own history.” Hopefully, more and more people would know the truth about Nanjing Massacre and embrace world peace.
