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[Machine Translation] Based on the true story of the "National Communist Civil War" that took place on the eve of the founding of China, Feng Xiaogang's masterpiece depicts the foolishness of fighting and the fragility and strength of human beings, without glorifying the war! The film, which cost 1.7 billion yen, the largest production budget in the history of Chinese war movies, became a record-breaking hit after its release. The film was a big hit for its hour-long gruesomely realistic battle scenes, reminiscent of those in "Private Ryan". The film won four major awards at the Golden Rooster Film Festival, the Chinese Academy Awards. --After World War II, on the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The Battle of Huaihai, said to be the deadliest and fiercest battle between the People's Liberation Army and the Kuomintang Army, erupts. Gu Zhou Ti, commander of the 9th Regiment of the 3rd Army of the People's Liberation Army (139th Group), and 48 other troops were ordered to defend the old coal mines until the bugle call to retreat was sounded. However, their men are overwhelmingly outnumbered by the Kuomintang forces, and they lose their lives one after another. One of the wounded soldiers, on his deathbed, says that he heard the bugle call and advises his troops to retreat, but Gu Zhou Ti, who did not hear it, continues to fight...

Special Feature / Bonus Track: Japan edition trailer, making-of footega, behind-the-scene footage, interview with the director, staff & cast bios (stills).

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中国建国前夜に起こった"国共内戦"を、美化することなく実話に基づいて、戦うことの愚かさや、人間の持つ脆さ、強さを描いたフォン・シャオガン渾身の一作!! 中国戦争映画史上最高額となる製作費17億円を投じ、公開されるや記録的なロングヒット! 「プライベート・ライアン」を彷彿とさせる、約1時間にも及ぶ凄惨なまでにリアルな戦闘シーンが大きな話題に。中国のアカデミー賞「金鶏百花映画祭」で主要4部門を受賞した。 ――第二次世界大戦後、中華人民共和国建国前夜。人民解放軍と国民党軍の戦いの中で、最も死者が多く、最も熾烈な戦いと言われた准海戦役が勃発。人民解放軍139団の3営第9連隊長グー・ズーティ以下48名の部隊は、撤退のラッパが鳴らされるまで、旧炭鉱を死守せよという指令を受ける。しかし、圧倒的に数で勝る国民党軍の攻撃に、部下達は次々と命を落としていく。負傷した兵士が死に際に「ラッパの音が聞こえた」と撤退の進言を遺すが、聞いていなかったグー・ズーティは戦いを続けた・・・。

キャスト・スタッフプロフィール(静止画)、日本版劇場予告編、メイキング、戦場シーン制作の舞台裏、来日時監督インタビュー