IN DEVELOPMENT

"WALL OF NANKING"
FEATURE FILM

 

ONE-LINE SYNOPSIS

Hiro Mori, a Japanese lawyer, takes on the case of Zhen Juan Wang, an 81-year-old Chinese woman, who claims she was raped by a Japanese soldier during the Nanking Massacre, and Jue Wan Wang, her daughter from the rape.

ONE-PARAGRAPH SYNOPSIS

Hiro Mori, a Japanese lawyer, takes on the case of Zhen Juan Wang, an 81-year-old Chinese woman, who claims she was raped by a Japanese soldier during the Nanking Massacre, and Jue Wan Wang, her daughter from the rape. Soon, he’s sucked into the controversy of this historical event, in which the Imperial Japanese Army invaded Nanking, the former capitol of China, in 1937 and raped 80,000 women and killed 300,000 people. Along with Jue Wan and his associate Ken Ishida, he searches for the rapist and the truth.

ONE-PAGE SYNOPSIS

Hiro Mori, a Japanese lawyer, takes on the case of Zhen Juan Wang, an 81-year-old Chinese woman, who claims she was raped by a Japanese soldier during the Nanking Massacre, and Jue Wan Wang, her daughter from the rape.

Soon, he’s sucked into the controversy of this historical event, in which the Imperial Japanese Army invaded Nanking, the former capitol of China, in 1937 and raped 80,000 women and killed 300,000 people.

Along with Jue Wan and his associate Ken Ishida, he searches for the rapist and the truth. Risking his struggling law practice as well as his fragile marriage, he embarks on a journey that takes them from Little Tokyo, Los Angeles to Nanking, China to Tokyo, Japan.

He discovers that his own father may be implicated in the crime. Ultimately, he finds something even more shocking—the chance for compassion, forgiveness, and peace.

STATEMENT BY THE FILMMAKERS

“With family and friends in China and Japan, we have a deep love and respect for both countries. After learning about the Nanking Massacre and seeing the continuing conflict because of this and other wartime events, we were profoundly affected and inspired to write this screenplay. Because of the story’s highly controversial subject matter, we wanted to treat both sides with the utmost of respect. We also wanted to honor both sides and their sacrifices during the war. In light of current events between China and Japan, we think this story is highly relevant. We hope that our film can help inspire compassion, forgiveness, and peace.”—Ming Lai, Producer/Writer/Director, “Wall of Nanking”