@article{1356236,
      recid = {1356236},
      author = {Fangfang, Guo.},
      title = {Nanjing nightmares [electronic resource] /},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      pages = {1 online resource (45 min.)},
      year = {2001},
      note = {Originally released as DVD.},
      abstract = {The Japanese subjugation of the capital of China in  1937-38 has been called "The Rape of Nanjing" or the  "Nanjing Atrocity." It is considered one of the most  brutal, sadistic acts of war in modern history and caused  psychological repercussions to succeeding generations of  Chinese. This documentary recounts the historical events  leading up to the terrifying occupation: the growth of  China's capital city, Nanjing; the expansionist ambitions  of Japan; and the large Japanese army, intent on revenge  after meeting fierce resistance by the Chinese army in the  defense of Shanghai. Archival film footage depicts the full  horror of the genocide in Nanjing, in which some 300,000  people were killed and 80,000 women were raped, in a one  month period. These distant wartime events take on a deeper  meaning when the film focuses on the effect the occupation  had on one Nanjing family, the Wangs. Wang Ping recounts  how his father and mother survived the war by hiding in the  International Safety Zone set up by the American and German  embassies. However, the terror his mother experienced  during the Japanese occupation and the sadness caused by  the loss of several family members, affected her so  severely that she became mentally ill. Her granddaughter  speaks movingly about how this depression affects her  family even today. A great-grandson remembers his  great-grandmother looking under the bed for "Japanese  devils" every night before bedtime. The mental anguish  caused by the Rape of Nanjing has lasted for sixty-four  years and continues today. NOTE: This film contains graphic  images of war victims.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1356236},
}