The Christ of Nanjing (南京的基督) 28 years old

The Christ of Nanjing

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.

Credits

The Christ of Nanjing Cast

Name Character
Tony Leung Ka-fai He was 37, now 66 years old
Lau Shun He was 56, now 85 years old
Shinobu Chihara She was 64, 78 years old when she died

The Christ of Nanjing Crew

Name Department
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa as Novel. He was 103 (35) years old when He died Writing
Umebayashi Shigeru as Music. He was 44 (now 73) years old Sound
Bill Wong as Cinematography. Crew
Chua Lam as Producer. He was 54 (now 82) years old Production
Joyce Chan as Writer. She was 19 (now 47) years old Writing
Tony Au as Director. He was 41 (now 70) years old Directing
The Christ of Nanjing poster
The Christ of Nanjing (28 years)

  • Release day: Friday, November 24, 1995
  • Runtime: 99 minutes