Martyrdom in Chinese films of the Korean War: Shifting representations of martyrdom in Heroic Sons and Daughters (1964) and The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)
Published online on October 09, 2025
Abstract
Media, War & Conflict, Ahead of Print.
This article investigates shifts in the representational politics of heroic death in Chinese films of the Korean War, takingHeroic Sons and Daughters(dir. Wu Zhaodi, 1964) andThe Battle at Lake Changjin(dir. Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam, 2021) ...
This article investigates shifts in the representational politics of heroic death in Chinese films of the Korean War, takingHeroic Sons and Daughters(dir. Wu Zhaodi, 1964) andThe Battle at Lake Changjin(dir. Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam, 2021) ...