| Purple Sunset | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 紫日 |
| Simplified Chinese | 紫日 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zǐrì |
| Directed by | Feng Xiaoning |
| Written by | Feng Xiaoning |
| Produced by | Feng Xiaoning |
| Starring | Fu Dalong Chie Maeda Anna Dzenilalova |
| Cinematography | Feng Xiaoning |
| Edited by | Yan Jianbin |
| Music by | Li Ge |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Languages | Mandarin Russian Japanese |
Purple Sunset (Chinese: 紫日; pinyin: Zǐrì) is a 2001 Chinese war drama film written and directed by Feng Xiaoning. Feng also acted as the film's cinematographer.
Purple Sunset is an anti-war film set in August 1945, at the time during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria and when the Japanese were in the throes of defeat during World War II and losing control of mainland China.[1] The film won Best Special Effects at the Huabiao Awards and Best Cinematography at the Golden Rooster Award. It was also voted Best Feature by the audience during the 2001 Hawaii International Film Festival. Feng considered it the last of his "War and Peace" (战争与和平) trilogy, preceded by Red River Valley (1997), and Lover's Grief over the Yellow River (1999).