401:, and in a sudden urge of desperation, runs towards the downed plane. Worried, Yang follows her. The wreckage soon is engulfed in flames, and the fire catches on to the surrounding grass. The fire starts spreading and rages towards them. Knowing that they are unable to outrun the spread of the flames, Akiyoko saves the lives of Yang and Nadja by telling them to stay low to the ground on a burnt patch of grass.
451:, one day after the Japanese surrender. The scene then transitions to Onishi being instructed to crash his fighter plane into American battleships. While in flight, Onishi attempts to escape from the cockpit, only to find it locked. Resigned to his doomed fate, Onishi crashes his plane into the sea, which subsequently explodes.
405:
lumber farm. When the
Japanese conscripted her father to the front line, he instructed her to flee with her sister to the seaside where they would cross the sea to the Japanese mainland. However, having been dispersed among the refugees, they became lost and ended up in the hideout where they encountered Shakov.
354:. Realizing that Akiyoko had led them into a death trap, Nadja was infuriated by the death of her comrade, but decided not to kill her as she was their sole guide. Nadja carries very little food, both Yang and Akiyoko follow her for this reason: without Nadja they would not make it out of the forest alive.
381:. That night, Yang encounters another flashback; being forced by the Japanese to dump the bodies of dead Chinese civilians into the river. One victim makes an effort to signal Yang that he is still alive, when Yang conveys this information to the Japanese captors, they forcefully place the victim into a
478:
to 1945, where a voice from the truck's radio read out a declaration of peace and harmony, as the remaining
Japanese troops toss their weapons aside as they make their way towards the sunset. Nadja points out to Yang that the sunset is purple, a sight that Akiyoko cherished. A statistic of World War
404:
After the fire is over, Yang realizes that
Akiyoko is capable of speaking Chinese. He frees her by cutting the rope binding her hands. Yang and Nadja later learn about Akiyoko's background: she moved to China when she was four years old, and grew up in Mt. Grand Xingan. Her father was the owner of a
417:
The three eventually found their way to the same location where they confronted the
Japanese troops, and Yang and Nadja realized they have been tricked by Akiyoko by circling around the forest. A tearful Akiyoko explained she was trying to get them to surrender to the Japanese troops so that they
408:
Although Nadja wanted to move north to meet up with the Soviet troops, Akiyoko convinced Yang moving south was the only way out of the forest. Conflicting feelings of mistrust and friendship dogged all three as they rely on one another to survive. At one point, a sudden rainstorm caused Nadja to
340:
and her comrades. Nadja was tasked with escorting Yang to headquarters, but their truck driver Shakov took a wrong turn and strayed into a
Japanese garrison. Most of Soviet soldiers on the truck were killed in the ensuing skirmish but Nadja, a Soviet tank soldier and Yang escaped into a forested
349:
by swallowing a cyanide capsule. After
Akiyoko attempts to commit suicide the same way but is stopped by Shakov. Fearing that releasing her will alert the Japanese troops, the three take Akiyoko captive and force her to lead them out of the vast forest as a guide. Akiyoko brought the three to a
466:
Consumed by fury and vengeance, Yang and Nadja drove the truck and attacked the remaining
Japanese soldiers, who were charging at them. After all of Japanese soldiers were killed, Yang picked up Akiyoko's okiagari-koboshi doll. The film then fast-forwards to present day where an elderly,
373:
in front of his very eyes. Faltering, Yang drops the blade and convulses into tears. Afterwards, Yang decides to continue the path with Nadja, leaving
Akiyoko stranded in the forest and left to die. However, in a stroke of mercy, he returns and frees Akiyoko, taking her along with them.
491:
as Yang, a peasant chinese farmer who was initially to be executed by the
Japanese firing squad. In a stroke of luck, he was saved by the Red Army liberating his village the moment he was about to be executed. After being found by the Soviets, he's handed over to
413:
submachine gun at an attacking tiger. Akiyoko discovers that despite Yang not knowing how to fire a gun, he refused to let her touch it. From that day on, Yang develops a curiosity towards Nadja's gun, and teaches himself how to use it.
458:
as they could not accept the fact their country had surrendered. Akiyoko mistakenly thought they were not informed of the surrender and ran to stop their foolish acts, but was shot in the head by a
Japanese captain. Akiyoko's
434:
and took aim at Yang and Nadja. Yang advanced on Akiyoko, placing the muzzle of the gun against his chest. Akiyoko was unable to fire the gun, and convulsed into sobs. Nadja then discovered that Yang had removed the
396:
and another plane. The Japanese fighter starts emitting a trail of black smoke and crashes into the field behind them. Akiyoko is reminded of her childhood sweetheart Onishi, who was conscripted as a fighter pilot by the
442:
The war having now ended, Yang urged Akiyoko to go back to Japan and live a good life. Akiyoko tells Yang that she wishes to return to Japan in search of Onishi. Unfortunately, Onishi was part of the final fleet of
344:
As the three crossed a bridge, they came under a grenade attack from a teenage Japanese schoolgirl named Akiyoko and her older sister in a wooden shed. After being confronted by Shakov, Akiyoko's sister commits
385:
and proceed to burn him alive. Delighted by this sadistic endeavour, they then tie a bundle of live grenades to the sack and dump him into the river. A traumatized Yang looks on with pain and anguish.
336:
knocked over the wall which the captives were lined. The tank crushes a Japanese soldier and saves Yang's life. Yang was the sole survivor and was put under the charge of Nadja, a young female Soviet
409:
stray from her two partners whilst searching for food. Yang and Akiyoko waited for two days for Nadja's return, but Nadja was able to find her way back after hearing Yang firing her accidentally
418:
could get food and lodging at the camp. The three ended up back at the Soviet truck which they had earlier left during the skirmish with the Japanese troops, where the radio began to announce
488:
114:
707:
257:
set in August 1945, at the time during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria and when the Japanese were in the throes of defeat during
717:
577:
495:
Chie Maeda as Akiyoko, a young japanese schoolgirl who Yang and Nadja encounter when they cross a bridge into Japanese territory.
697:
610:
285:
365:. Yang remembers the Japanese tying his elderly mother and himself to wooden posts when they invaded his village, and used
712:
454:
Having heard a series of loud explosions, the three then witness a group of Japanese soldiers and civilians committing
398:
274:
650:
702:
669:
498:
Anna Dzenilalova as Nadja, a Soviet Russian lieutenant who is ordered to take care of Yang when he is found alive.
377:
At many points both Yang and Nadja were tempted to kill Akiyoko, but eventually saved her life from drowning in a
757:
732:
752:
31:
722:
47:
767:
747:
742:
737:
602:
306:
279:
297:
The film begins with an interview of an elderly Chinese man Yang in 2000 and begins reminiscing about the
727:
570:
317:
332:. The firing killed everyone in line but Yang. As a Japanese soldier reloaded the machine gun, a Soviet
762:
392:
that stretches on forever. When crossing the plains, they witness a dogfight occur between a Japanese
329:
357:
Feeling betrayed by Akiyoko's cunningness, Akiyoko is forcefully tied to a tree. Nadja hands Yang a
298:
517:
563:
448:
427:
634:
475:
362:
436:
270:
388:
By the third day, the three make it out of the forest alive. To the north lies flat, open
8:
692:
393:
626:
423:
316:
peasant in his 30s, was captured by Japanese imperial soldiers, and was brought to the
550:
201:
460:
302:
277:. Feng considered it the last of his "War and Peace" (战争与和平) trilogy, preceded by
215:
197:
193:
555:
468:
244:
236:
266:
262:
686:
642:
587:
474:
with the large numerals "1945" to commemorate Akiyoko's death. The film then
254:
240:
88:
471:
455:
325:
258:
233:
67:
430:
troops. Akiyoko, shocked and humiliated by Japan's loss, grabbed Nadja's
544:
361:
to kill Akiyoko, Yang falters at the last second and hesitates due to a
382:
337:
389:
351:
321:
444:
419:
370:
273:. It was also voted Best Feature by the audience during the 2001
431:
410:
366:
346:
328:) after the Japanese slaughtered his aged mother. He was put in
358:
223:
313:
333:
378:
585:
684:
301:, prompted on by a journalist. He grasps an old
305:musical doll which brings his memories back to
571:
53:
37:
463:doll rolled out of her grasp and she died.
265:. The film won Best Special Effects at the
578:
564:
439:from the gun before Akiyoko picked it up.
467:wheelchair-bound Nadja places flowers on
350:minefield where Shakov was blown up by a
239:war drama film written and directed by
685:
479:II casualties rolls up at the credit.
559:
515:
312:At Mt. Grand Xingan in 1945, Yang, a
611:Lover's Grief over the Yellow River
286:Lover's Grief over the Yellow River
13:
275:Hawaii International Film Festival
14:
779:
651:The Sino-Japanese War at Sea 1894
538:
670:Founding Emperor of Ming Dynasty
243:. Feng also acted as the film's
708:Films directed by Feng Xiaoning
269:and Best Cinematography at the
718:Second Sino-Japanese War films
509:
228:
54:
38:
1:
698:2000s Mandarin-language films
502:
330:a firing squad to be executed
7:
516:Elley, Derek (2001-09-24).
309:, near the end of the war.
10:
784:
713:Chinese World War II films
16:2001 film by Feng Xiaoning
661:
594:
219:
189:
181:
171:
148:
140:
132:
124:
110:
102:
94:
84:
80:
76:
66:
62:
46:
30:
26:
21:
447:sent to their deaths on
371:stab his mother to death
299:Second Sino-Japanese War
32:Traditional Chinese
703:Chinese war drama films
482:
445:Kamikaze fighter pilots
424:unconditional surrender
292:
48:Simplified Chinese
758:Films set in the 1940s
733:Films set in Manchukuo
261:and losing control of
753:2000s war drama films
723:Films set in forests
271:Golden Rooster Award
768:2000s Chinese films
748:Films shot in China
743:Films set in Russia
738:Films set in Moscow
728:Films set in China
586:Works directed by
399:Japanese air force
763:Films set in 1945
680:
679:
207:
206:
775:
603:Red River Valley
580:
573:
566:
557:
556:
532:
531:
529:
528:
513:
461:okiagari-koboshi
420:Emperor Hirohito
303:okiagari-koboshi
280:Red River Valley
230:
221:
164:
162:
120:Anna Dzenilalova
58:
57:
56:
42:
41:
40:
19:
18:
783:
782:
778:
777:
776:
774:
773:
772:
683:
682:
681:
676:
657:
590:
584:
541:
536:
535:
526:
524:
518:"Purple Sunset"
514:
510:
505:
485:
469:Poklonnaya Gora
449:August 16, 1945
394:Mitsubishi Zero
324:(bordering the
295:
245:cinematographer
200:
196:
174:
167:
160:
158:
151:
119:
117:
52:
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
781:
771:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
678:
677:
675:
674:
665:
663:
659:
658:
656:
655:
647:
639:
631:
623:
615:
607:
598:
596:
592:
591:
583:
582:
575:
568:
560:
554:
553:
540:
539:External links
537:
534:
533:
507:
506:
504:
501:
500:
499:
496:
493:
484:
481:
294:
291:
267:Huabiao Awards
263:mainland China
205:
204:
191:
187:
186:
183:
179:
178:
175:
172:
169:
168:
166:
165:
154:
152:
149:
146:
145:
142:
138:
137:
134:
130:
129:
126:
125:Cinematography
122:
121:
112:
108:
107:
104:
100:
99:
96:
92:
91:
86:
82:
81:
78:
77:
74:
73:
70:
64:
63:
60:
59:
50:
44:
43:
34:
28:
27:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
780:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
690:
688:
672:
671:
667:
666:
664:
660:
653:
652:
648:
645:
644:
643:Track Aduowan
640:
637:
636:
632:
629:
628:
624:
621:
620:
619:Purple Sunset
616:
613:
612:
608:
605:
604:
600:
599:
597:
593:
589:
588:Feng Xiaoning
581:
576:
574:
569:
567:
562:
561:
558:
552:
548:
547:
546:Purple Sunset
543:
542:
523:
519:
512:
508:
497:
494:
490:
487:
486:
480:
477:
473:
470:
464:
462:
457:
452:
450:
446:
440:
438:
433:
429:
425:
421:
415:
412:
406:
402:
400:
395:
391:
386:
384:
380:
375:
372:
368:
364:
360:
355:
353:
348:
342:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
319:
318:Daxing'anling
315:
310:
308:
304:
300:
290:
288:
287:
282:
281:
276:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
255:anti-war film
252:
251:Purple Sunset
248:
246:
242:
241:Feng Xiaoning
238:
235:
231:
225:
217:
213:
212:
211:Purple Sunset
203:
199:
195:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
170:
156:
155:
153:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
128:Feng Xiaoning
127:
123:
116:
113:
109:
106:Feng Xiaoning
105:
101:
98:Feng Xiaoning
97:
93:
90:
89:Feng Xiaoning
87:
83:
79:
75:
71:
69:
65:
61:
51:
49:
45:
35:
33:
29:
25:
22:Purple Sunset
20:
668:
649:
641:
633:
625:
618:
617:
609:
601:
545:
525:. Retrieved
521:
511:
476:flashes back
472:war memorial
465:
456:mass suicide
453:
441:
416:
407:
403:
387:
376:
356:
343:
326:Soviet Union
311:
296:
284:
283:(1997), and
278:
259:World War II
250:
249:
227:
210:
209:
208:
173:Running time
150:Release date
68:Hanyu Pinyin
627:Gada Meilin
307:August 1945
177:106 minutes
136:Yan Jianbin
103:Produced by
85:Directed by
693:2001 films
687:Categories
527:2023-11-23
503:References
437:cartridges
338:lieutenant
320:area near
118:Chie Maeda
95:Written by
662:TV series
635:Hands Up!
489:Fu Dalong
390:grassland
363:flashback
352:land mine
334:T-34 tank
322:Manchuria
190:Languages
133:Edited by
115:Fu Dalong
379:quagmire
367:bayonets
289:(1999).
202:Japanese
194:Mandarin
141:Music by
111:Starring
522:Variety
432:PPSh-41
426:to the
411:PPSh-41
347:suicide
237:Chinese
232:) is a
216:Chinese
198:Russian
182:Country
159: (
673:(2006)
654:(2012)
646:(2010)
638:(2003)
630:(2002)
622:(2001)
614:(1999)
606:(1997)
492:Nadja.
428:Allied
359:dagger
341:area.
253:is an
226::
224:pinyin
218::
595:Films
314:Hebei
185:China
144:Li Ge
551:IMDb
483:Cast
383:sack
293:Plot
234:2001
229:Zǐrì
161:2001
157:2001
72:Zǐrì
549:at
422:'s
369:to
689::
520:.
247:.
222:;
220:紫日
55:紫日
39:紫日
579:e
572:t
565:v
530:.
214:(
163:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.