Rising Sun (1980 film)
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| Rising Sun | |
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| Chinese | 慘痛的戰爭 |
| Directed by | Edwin Kong |
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| Country | Hong Kong |
| Box office | HK$9.4 million |
Rising Sun[1] (Chinese: 慘痛的戰爭; lit. 'Tragic and Painful War') is a 1980 Hong Kong documentary directed by Edwin Kong Chi-man. The film recounts the Second Sino-Japanese War.
It was screened continuously in Hong Kong for 43 days and grossed over HK$9.4 million at the box office, making it the second highest-grossing film in Hong Kong that year and the highest-grossing Hong Kong-produced documentary on record.[2] A copy of the film is currently preserved at the Hong Kong Film Archive.[3]