John Rabe behind the scenes gags

John Rabe

The total investment in the film is as high as 20 million US dollars.
"John HD Rabe's Diary" was completely banned in Japan. As early as at the Berlin International Film Festival , Kagawa Teruyuki said that the local premiere in Berlin would be the last time he watched the film on the big screen, because "it will be impossible to see it after returning to Japan."
Regarding the rape scene, Zhang Jingchu said: “At the time I was only wearing underwear and my legs were bare. The explosion was on the body of the Japanese officer. After the explosion, it was really painful. Including the scene where I was chased by Japanese soldiers while pulling my brother. , Because there were shootings, there were also many explosions. Most of my calls at the time were true."
The abridged passages in the film include some particularly bloody and violent plots, and a plot that mocks Adolf Hitler's genitals.
In addition to the two-hour movie version of "John HD Rabe's Diary", there is also a 4-hour TV version .
Among the extras of the film is an 82-year-old grandmother whose name is Li Shizhen, one of the people in Nanjing who was rescued by John HD Rabe. The grandmother said: "The first time I acted in a movie, I actually hoped to repay John HD Rabe. He saved so many lives for us, but we couldn't do anything for him."
"John HD Rabe Diary" is the only Nanjing-themed film produced by foreign directors authorized by the Chinese government. It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2009. After the film was screened in the media, it was highly praised by reporters. At the press conference, almost every reporter from all over the world had to say before asking questions: Thank you for the creator, thank you Film!
Some famous Chinese directors such as Jin Xie and Zhang Yimou have wanted to make this film of the same name for a long time, but they have not been able to do so. This time, Huayi Brothers and German TV Station 2 cost more than 20 million US dollars to gather famous actors from Germany, France, the United States, and other countries to film in Shanghai and Nanjing, China.
The song "Adolf Hitler Only One Egg" sung by Dr. Wilson in the film. The tune is from "Colonel Burkey's March" and the lyrics are from a British media report. small").