1. Why do I shoot "devils plays"?
Jiang Wen said: This movie is not only to reappear the atrocity of Japanese army in those years, but also out of a sense of responsibility for warning the world. In this film, the Japanese army slaughtered real Chinese civilians. As a matter of fact, the Japanese army did kill a lot of Chinese civilians in those years. Such kind of tragedy happened in my hometown Tangshan. I want to tell the Japanese audiences through this film: you must truly face this history and stop denying it. I also want to warn the Chinese audiences: we should not respond to evil with kindness without reason. Regarding these facts that have already happened, both Chinese and Japanese people should have a correct understanding so as to avoid such things happening again.