Chinese audiences pushed animation, action and historical war films to the top of 2025's satisfaction charts, while comedies and romance all but disappeared from favor, according to new research ...

A series of World War II dramas about China’s fight against Japan is drawing audiences to their feet, and, in some cases, to tears. Some say it helps deflect public discontent. By Lily Kuo Reporting ...

China is scheduled to host a large-scale “Victory Day” military parade on September 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II (referred to in China as the “War of Resistance Against ...

As Imperial Japanese soldiers scour the streets, a group of civilians in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing seek refuge in a small photography studio. Developing photographs taken throughout the city ...

Historical epics have long captivated audiences with grand battle sequences that utilize cinema’s power to depict huge armies, violent confrontation, and earth-shattering chaos. Whether it's ancient ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Universal Pictures/Alamy Stock Photo “War is hell,” goes the old saying, and yet, war ...

The recent 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II inspired multiple publications on how Japan remembers its wartime history. However, there has been less said about the ...

History in East Asia is never just history. It is weaponized, re-scripted, and deeply entangled in present-day struggles for legitimacy, identity, and power. Eighty years after the guns fell silent in ...