The Flowers of War (2011)
Jin ling shi san chai (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 2h 26min
- Drama, History
- 16 Dec 2011 (China)
- Movie
An American finds refuge during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking in a church with a group of women. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.
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- 15 wins & 16 nominations.
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Cast
| Christian Bale | ... |
John Miller
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| Ni Ni | ... |
Yu Mo
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| Xinyi Zhang | ... |
Shu
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Tianyuan Huang | ... |
George Chen
(as Huang Tianyuan)
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Xiting Han | ... |
Yi
(as Han Xiting)
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| Doudou Zhang | ... |
Ling
(as Zhang Doudou)
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| Dawei Tong | ... |
Major Li
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Atsuro Watabe | ... |
Colonel Hasegawa
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Kefan Cao | ... |
Mr. Meng
(as Cao Kefan)
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Yangchunzi Yuan | ... |
Mosquito
(as Yuan Yangchunzi)
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Jia Sun | ... |
Hua
(as Sun Jia)
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Yuemin Li | ... |
Dou
(as Li Yuemin)
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Bai Xue | ... |
Lan
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| Takashi Yamanaka | ... |
Lieutenant Asakura
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Shigeo Kobayashi | ... |
Lieutenant Kato
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| Paul Schneider | ... |
Terry
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| Chun Li | ... |
Woman of the Qin Huai River
(as Li Chun)
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Mengqiao Zhou | ... |
Woman of the Qin Huai River
(as Zhou Mengqiao)
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Liuyin Qian | ... |
Woman of the Qin Huai River
(as Qian Liuyin)
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Li Deng | ... |
Woman of the Qin Huai River
(as Deng Li)
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Yu Zhou | ... |
Woman of the Qin Huai River
(as Zhou Yu)
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Xiaomei Su | ... |
Woman of the Qin Huai River
(as Su Xiaomei)
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Qingyuan Ye | ... |
Winchester Cathedral Student
(as Ye Qingyuan)
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Yaojun Dai | ... |
Winchester Cathedral Student
(as Dai Yaojun)
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Junran Shen | ... |
Winchester Cathedral Student
(as Shen Junran)
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Chuchu Li | ... |
Winchester Cathedral Student
(as Li Chuchu)
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Jingwen Wang | ... |
Winchester Cathedral Student
(as Wang Jingwen)
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Ruiqi Li | ... |
Winchester Cathedral Student
(as Li Ruiqi)
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Zixin Jin | ... |
Winchester Cathedral Student
(as Jin Zixin)
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Yixuan Gu | ... |
Winchester Cathedral Student
(as Gu Yixuan)
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Jiali Xu | ... |
Winchester Cathedral Student
(as Xu Jiali)
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Zhaoyi Zhang | ... |
Winchester Cathedral Student
(as Zhang Zhaoyi)
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Yimin Tan | ... |
Winchester Cathedral Student
(as Tan Yimin)
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Yicong Zhao | ... |
Winchester Cathedral Student
(as Zhao Yicong)
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Liwen Que | ... |
Winchester Cathedral Student
(as Que Liwen)
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Yuhan Wu | ... |
Winchester Cathedral Student
(as Wu Yuhan)
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Hai-Bo Huang | ... |
Peng
(as Huang Haibo)
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Liangqi Zhu | ... |
Pu Sheng
(as Zhu Liangqi)
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| Shawn Dou | ... |
Chinese Soldier
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| Yuan Nie | ... |
Chinese Soldier
(as Nie Yuan)
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| Jingchun Wang | ... |
Chinese Soldier
(as Wang Jingchun)
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| Laixi | ... |
Chinese Soldier
(as Lai Xi)
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Xiaoming Guo | ... |
Chinese Soldier
(as Guo Xiaoming)
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Yuzheng Wang | ... |
Chinese Soldier
(as Wang Yuzheng)
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Cong Wang | ... |
Chinese Soldier
(as Wang Cong)
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Li Fei | ... |
Chinese Soldier
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Chaobei Wang | ... |
Chinese Soldier
(as Wang Chaobei)
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Yohei Matsukado | ... |
Japanese Military Outside Affairs Officer
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Yoshiro Amaharashi |
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Yuji Aoshima |
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Makoto Asano |
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Hiroyuki Hasebe |
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Tsukagoshi Hirotaka |
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Ginjiro Katsura |
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Yasuhiro Koshi |
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Takami Maeyama |
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Atsuji Matsuda |
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Shigeru Muramatsu |
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Naoyuki Nakauchi |
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Takuma Nemoto |
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Krisuke Nishihara |
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Yusaku Nomura |
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Atsushi Otsuka |
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Yohei Otsuka |
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Shu Saito |
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| Tenma Shibuya | ... |
Japanese Military Officer
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Teiyu Takagi |
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Nibuaki Takahashi |
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Yashiro Takamura |
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Shinichi Takashima | ... |
Japanese Military Officers
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Kozo Yamada |
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Minowa Yasufumi |
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Feng Ye |
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Shinji Yokoyama |
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Junichi Kajioka | ... |
Japanese Machinegun Soldier (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Yimou Zhang | ||
Written by
| Heng Liu | ... | (screenplay) |
| Geling Yan | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Chaoying Deng | ... | executive producer |
| William Kong | ... | executive producer |
| David Linde | ... | executive producer |
| Leo Shi Young | ... | executive producer |
| Weiping Zhang | ... | producer |
Music by
| Qi Gang Chen | ... | (as Qigang Chen) |
Cinematography by
| Xiaoding Zhao | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Peicong Meng | ||
Editorial Department
| Andre Coutu | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Kevin Downer | ... | assistant digital intermediate editor |
| Gareth Molan | ... | trailer editor |
Production Design by
| Yôhei Taneda | ... | (as Yohei Taneda) |
Set Decoration by
| Yoshihito Akatsuka | ||
Costume Design by
| William Chang | ||
| Fung-San Lui | ||
| Graciela Mazón | ||
Makeup Department
| Xiaohai Yang | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Yu Liang | ... | unit production manager |
| Zhu Mao | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Han Chen | ... | assistant director |
| Mo Zhang | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Yingzhang Fu | ... | set designer |
| Shinsuke Kojima | ... | conceptual designer |
| Briseide Siciliano | ... | set designer |
| Tudor Cosmin Sirbulescu | ... | digital matte painter (as Cosmin Sarbulescu) |
| Bo Zhang | ... | concept artist |
Sound Department
| James Ashton | ... | dialogue editor / re-recording mixer |
| James Austin | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Steve Burgess | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Huijun Cao | ... | boom operator |
| Peter Climpson | ... | Sound Attachment |
| Adam Connelly | ... | foley recordist |
| Chris Goodes | ... | sound effects editor |
| Gang Hao | ... | sound recordist |
| Wei He | ... | re-recording mixer / sound effects editor / supervising sound editor |
| Zheng 'Joe' Huang | ... | foley editor / sound effects editor |
| Martin Igelström | ... | music recording engineer |
| Hongrui Ji | ... | sound effects editor |
| Lillian Luan | ... | sound recordist (as Lian Luan) |
| Robert Mackenzie | ... | sound effects editor |
| Bingyang Mao | ... | boom operator |
| Xu Miao | ... | foley artist |
| Michael Miller | ... | adr mixer |
| Adam Munoz | ... | music recording engineer |
| Roger Savage | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Danial Shimiaei | ... | sound re-recording engineer: Feature Trailer |
| Jorge Sánchez | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jing Tao | ... | sound mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Yong Tian | ... | sound effects editor |
| Yinan Tu | ... | sound effects editor |
| Mario Vaccaro | ... | foley artist |
| Baiyang Wang | ... | dialogue editor |
| Lizhong Wang | ... | boom operator |
| Wei Wang | ... | foley editor |
| Andy Wright | ... | foley recordist |
| Jing Xiao | ... | sound mixer |
| Yanchao Yang | ... | foley editor |
| Vincent Zhai | ... | sound effects editor (as Vincent Bin) |
| Yijing Zhang | ... | dialogue editor |
| Zhigang Zhang | ... | sound recordist |
| Peter Climpson | ... | sound attachment (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Wesley Barnard | ... | special effects |
| John Bennett | ... | special effects technician |
| Genevieve Bevan-John | ... | special effects technician |
| Bruce Bright | ... | senior special effects technician |
| Jabin Dickins | ... | senior special effects technician |
| Rob Heggie | ... | on-set supervisor |
| Jim Leng | ... | senior special effects technician |
| Simon Quinn | ... | senior special effects technician |
| Andy Williams | ... | special effects supervisor: Darkside Effects |
| Tao Zhang | ... | pyrotechnic effects |
Visual Effects by
| Jeremy Ball | ... | on set visual effects producer: base fx |
| Di Cai | ... | compositor |
| Sarah Chang | ... | compositor: Base FX |
| Nicolas Chavigny | ... | matte painter |
| Zonglei Chen | ... | digital matte painter |
| Ahdee Chiu | ... | lead compositor: Base FX |
| Aurelian Cojocaru | ... | digital compositor |
| Nicolae-Gheorghe Cojocaru | ... | visual effects artist |
| Sebastian Cosor | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Adrian Costea | ... | lead matchmove |
| Bill George | ... | visual effects consultant: ILM |
| Pinghu Gu | ... | visual effects producer |
| Bashir Hamid | ... | compositor |
| Nick Hsieh | ... | compositing supervisor: Base FX |
| Yanming Jiang | ... | visual effects producer |
| Peng Ke | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Felix Lepadatu | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Yulong Liu | ... | compositor |
| Razvan Margineanu | ... | digital compositor |
| Giuseppe Motta | ... | cg supervisor |
| Michael Nikitin | ... | compositor |
| Chuang Niu | ... | visual effects artist |
| Claudiu Olaru | ... | matchmover |
| George Palcut | ... | digital compositor |
| Mihai Pocorschi | ... | digital compositor |
| Yu Qian | ... | layout & matchmove lead |
| Yao Qin | ... | texture lead: Base FX |
| Alexandru Ion Radu | ... | digital compositor / visual effects production manager |
| Julien Record | ... | digital compositor |
| Gareth Repton | ... | visual effects artist |
| Paulina Rodriguez Lemus | ... | digital artist |
| Aurelian Vulpasu | ... | visual effects producer / visual effects production manager |
| Mike Wallner | ... | fx artist |
| Joss Williams | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Fu Xiao | ... | digital compositor |
| LeeAnne Yu | ... | project manager |
| Fan Zhang | ... | compositor |
| Yaqun Zhao | ... | lead compositor |
Stunts
| Bruce Law | ... | action director |
| Fatih Ugurlu | ... | stunt double: Christian Bale |
| Meiying Wang | ... | stunts (as Mei-Ying Wang) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Xing Chen | ... | video supervisor |
| Raymond Lam | ... | camera operator / steadicam operator |
| Kyung-bo Yeo | ... | steadicam |
| Jingtong Zhao | ... | camera trainee |
Animation Department
| Cristian Scarlatescu | ... | senior animator |
Casting Department
| Eriko Miyagawa | ... | casting |
Music Department
| Joshua Bell | ... | violin solo |
| Yuli Chen | ... | music mixing |
| China Philharmonic | ... | orchestra (as China Philharmonic Orchestra) |
| Yi-Bing Chu | ... | cello (as Chu Yi-Bing) |
| Xu Dechang | ... | conductor |
| Maria Goundorina | ... | choir director |
| Alberto Hernandez | ... | assistant music recording engineer |
| Xu Huifen | ... | soprano vocals |
| Li Jia | ... | musican: pipa (as Jia Li) |
| Wu Jiangfang | ... | vocalist |
| Zhang Jiangzhen | ... | vocalist |
| Chen Yu Li | ... | score mixer |
| Rui Liu | ... | musician (as Liu Rui) |
| Yunzhi Liu | ... | musician (as Liu Yunzhi) |
| Stephan Lörstrand | ... | assistant music recording engineer |
| Teiichi Okano | ... | composer: theme music |
| Jacob Clemens Non Papa | ... | composer: theme music (as Clemens Non Papa) |
| Allmänna Sången | ... | choir / musician |
| Tatsuyuki Takano | ... | lyricist |
| Zhiyi Wang | ... | orchestrator |
| Chen XiaoDuo | ... | soprano vocals |
| Chen Xihui | ... | conductor |
| Jiemin Yan | ... | musican: erhu (as Yan Jiemin) |
| Yi Zhang | ... | conductor |
| Michael Seifert | ... | assistant music mixer (uncredited) / assistant score recordist (uncredited) / pro tools operator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Sophia Wang | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Dana Archer | ... | public relations |
| David Boyle | ... | head of business and legal affairs: Lava Bear Films |
| Sisi Cronin | ... | publicist: uk |
| Annemarie Jacir | ... | apprentice director |
| Jennifer Semler | ... | production executive |
| Nick Vasili | ... | product manager: Revolver Entertainment |
| Andre Coutu | ... | coordinator of global post production (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Entertainment One (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Luxor Entertainment (2012) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Row 1 Entertainment (2011) (United States) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Wrekin Hill Entertainment (2011) (United States) (theatrical)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2012) (Switzerland)
- Batrax Entertainment (2014) (Non-US)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2014) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2014) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Falcom Media (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- Falcom Media (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Film1 Spotlight (2015) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- IPA Asia Pacific (2012) (Thailand)
- Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment (2014) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment (2014) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Movies Inspired (2013) (Italy)
- MyNetworkTV (2012) (World-wide) (tv)
- Noble Entertainment (2012) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Noble Entertainment (2012) (Sweden) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Pinema (2012) (Turkey)
- Rai Movie (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Reel DVD (2013) (Australia) (DVD)
- Row 1 Productions (2012) (Canada)
- Turn Key Films (2019) (Denmark) (video)
- Turn Key Films (2019) (Norway) (video)
- Turn Key Films (2019) (Sweden) (video)
- WWOR (United States) (tv)
- Zon Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal)
Special Effects
- Base FX (visual effects)
- Darkside FX (special effects)
- Media Pro Magic Factory (visual effects)
- Technicolor (Beijing) Visual Technology (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Benchmark Post (trailer post-production sound services)
- Benchmark Sound Services (trailer post-production sound services)
- Chen Yuli Studio (music recording studio: China)
- China Conservatory (music recording studio: China)
- China National Radio Broadcasting Hall (music recording studio: China)
- China Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra)
- Cinerent Beijing (camera and lighting equipment)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
- Fantasy Studios (music recording studio: USA)
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- POP Sound (ADR recording)
- Pivotal Post (editing equipment: Avid HD)
- Sony Classical (soundtrack)
- Soundfirm, Beijing (sound post production)
- Swedish Broadcasting (music recording studio: Sweden)
- Technicolor (Beijing) Visual Technology (digital intermediate)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1937 China, during the second Sino-Japanese war, a mortician, John (Christian Bale) arrives at a Catholic church in Nanjing to prepare a priest for burial. Upon arrival he finds himself the lone adult among a group of convent girl students and prostitutes from a nearby brothel. When he finds himself in the unwanted position of protector of both groups from the horrors of the invading Japanese army, he discovers the meaning of sacrifice and honor. Written by msmith5484 |
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Box Office
| Budget | $94,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $95,000,000, 28 Jul 2012 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | It was Steven Spielberg who recommended Christian Bale for the lead role. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2012). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Love Theme 1 See more » |
| Quotes |
John Miller:
The way you are now, is what I like the best. I see you. I see everything that you've been through. And I want all of that, Mo. I want all of it. I love it. I love it all. See more » |