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Death and Glory in Changde is a film of genre Drama with Ray Lui
Death and Glory in Changde (2010)
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Add to a movie listDeath and Glory in Changde is a 2010 Chinese war film based on the events in the Battle of Changde in 1943 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Chinese title of the film literally means "bloodbath, isolated city". Directed by Shen Dong, the film starred Ray Lui, Yuan Wenkang and Ady An in the lead roles. The film was released in mainland China on 19 August 2010.
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In October 1943, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army approaches Changde from Shashi and Yueyang by crossing the Yangtze and Xiang rivers, and surrounds the Chinese city. Yu Chengwan, a division commander in the Chinese National Revolutionary Army, and his men have received orders to defend Changde to the death. Most of Changde's civilian population have evacuated, leaving behind Yu and his troops to defend the isolated city.Actors
Ray Lui
(Yu Chengwan)
Ady (Audrey) An (安以軒)
(Wanqing, Feng Baohua's fiancee.)
Tenma Shibuya
(Itō Saburo, a Japanese military officer.)
Yang Zi
(Tao'er)
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