The Christ of Nanjing

The Christ of Nanjing (1995)

南京的基督

Ryuichi Okagawa, a Japanese writer who worked as a reporter in China has been sick ever since his return home. While in China, Okagawa had met a devoutly religious girl named Jin-hua. Okagawa was born with a predisposition to agonizing recurrent migraines, but found happiness with Jin-hua and married her. Unfortunately, he already had a wife in Japan, and this revelation crushed Jin-hua. When Okagawa returned home, leaving Jin-hua behind, she was forced to work as a prostitute, catching both a severe case of the flu and a rather less socially acceptable condition. Meanwhile, Okagawa's guilt has torn him apart enough for him to return to China in an attempt to bring Jin-hua home with him to get medical attention, but the girl is already too far gone for his help.

Date of release
1995-11-24
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Tony Au Ting-Ping

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Christ of Nanjing

The Christ of Nanjing is a 1995 erotic romantic drama film directed by Tony Au, starring Tony Leung Ka-fai and Yasuko Tomita. The film is based on the work of famed Japanese novelist Akutagawa Ryunosuke. Tomita won the award for best actress at 1995 Tokyo International Film Festival for her performance in the film.

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