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A letter from its producer

The Chinese 300 to the Rescue!

It is always difficult for me to ask for help. However, it is easy for me to
say: "Thank you."

In the last 24 hours over 300 Chinese have stepped forward to support this
film, and over $20,000.00 has been received(from Mitbbs.com and other Chinese media/websites.) . This is amazing! I am truly humbled. I am honored.

At this rate, I would estimate that by the end of this week it will be: The
Chinese 1000 to the Rescue!
By the end of this week, if donations continue at this pace, we will surely
have raised enough money to pay the licensing renewal fees and all
associated expenses.

It feels wonderful to be rescued! And all of you have rescued this film, so
that, hopefully, it can stay online forever.

When I wrote my letter, informing the world that I had "given up" and was "
washing my hands of this", everything connected with this film seemed
hopeless. Every DVD distributor in the US had turned me down.
In China, Chinese authorities had refused to allow me to show this film in
theaters, on TV, and had even refused to allow me to sell the DVD of this
film.
Although this film has been seen by over 4 million people, and is ranked in
the Top 10 "Most Discussed Films of All Time" at Youtube.com, and can only
be considered an amazing success, financially it was a complete failure and
could never pay for itself. The fact that this is a great film about an
important event in history, made this failure hurt all that much more.

And then there are the hate messages.
Almost every day someone posts or sends me something hateful about this film
. Almost every week I get messages like: "You will die like Iris Chang."

I can only imagine what Iris Chang must have gone through. It is extremely
stressful to be attacked on a daily basis. She sacrificed her life for this
cause and I can understand the misery she must have been going through.

So, when I wrote that letter, I wanted only to bring this to an end and to
stop the threats, the insults, and to escape from all the financial problems
and misery.

Then, to my astonishment, the Chinese people to the rescue.

I am amazed at the tremendous response of the Chinese community, including
the hundreds of impoverished students who stepped forward to save this movie.

However, let me emphasize: This is NOT my movie. It belongs to the Chinese
people and it belongs to the world. This movie belongs to every one of you.

So, on behalf of the world, let me say: Thank you.

R. Joseph, Ph.D.
8/19/2007 21:00

a website:

http://rapeofnanking.info/

I read a great deal about this. In an old issue of Giant Robot (Issue 26, Fall 2002... I have the issue in front of me) there is a very interesting article about how the modern Japanese view the atrocity. Its kind of shocking in fact. Modern Japan has swept a great deal of its war guilt under the rug. The Rape of Nanking is not taught in school.

Japanese director Minoru Matsui made a film called Riben Guizi which tackled the disturbing issue head on. It was comprised of interviews with 14veterans of the incident. I never saw the film though I would really like to.

This film actually caused a considerable stir in Japan, where talk of such events is taboo. The older generation is ashamed of the past and the young do not care, or so it seems.

I viewed the film. I would like to see the second half as well. I could not access the other link.

It was chilling as all hell.

I try very hard not to be bigoted against any race or people. But I really cannot help but to harbor a desire that those people responsible for what happened in Nanking go to hell and be tormented by the people they victimized forever and ever.

My God forgive me for my hate. Its not healthy to hate. But I do hope that monsterous deeds like that that have some consequences.

I daren't see this movie, so I don't know if Dr. R. Joseph wants to make him money by this movie. I read some posts said this movie is shoddy in some BBS. And I hear another American also produced a movie of same topic, named "Nanking". I'm waiting for seeing the truth.

wuttup wit dat