The Christ of Nanjing

1995 Hong Kong-Japanese film by Tony Au

The Christ Of Nanjing

Film poster

Directed by| Tony Au
Screenplay by| Joyce Chan
Based on| The Christ of Nanjing
by Akutagawa Ryunosuke
Produced by| Chua Lam
Akira Morishige
Starring| Tony Leung Ka-fai
Yasuko Tomita
Cinematography| Bill Wong
Edited by| Cheung Ka-fai
Peter Cheung
Music by| Shigeru Umebayashi

Production
companies

Golden Harvest
Amuse, Inc.

Distributed by| Golden Harvest

Release dates

* 24 November 1995 (1995-11-24) (Hong Kong)
* 9 December 1995 (1995-12-09) (Japan)

Running time

| 99 minutes
Countries| Hong Kong
Japan
Languages| Cantonese
Japanese
Box office| HK$746,913

The Christ Of Nanjing (Chinese: 南京的基督) is a 1995 erotic romantic drama film directed by Tony Au, starring Tony Leung Ka-fai and Yasuko Tomita. The film is based on the work of famed Japanese novelist Akutagawa Ryunosuke. Tomita won the award for best actress at 1995 Tokyo International Film Festival for her performance in the film.

## Cast

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* Tony Leung Ka-fai as Ryuichiro Kagawa
* Yasuko Tomita as Jin Hua
* Tou Chung-hua as Tan Yong-nian
* Jessica Chow as Cameila
* Lau Shun as "Madame" of Lotus House
* Kumi Nakamura as Ryuichiro's wife
* Tong Bo-lin
* Johnson Yuen as Xiaoer

## Awards and nominations

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Awards and nominations

Ceremony  | Category  | Recipient  | Outcome
8th Tokyo International Film Festival | Best Actress  | Yasuko Tomita | Won
Best Artistic Contribution  | Tony Au | Won
Tokyo Grand Prix  | Tony Au  | Nominated
15th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Art Direction  | Eddie Ma  | Nominated
Best Costume & Make Up Design  | Mok Kwan-kit  | Nominated

## External links

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* Film portal

* The Christ Of Nanjing at IMDb

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