
A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.
Cast

Ulrich Tukur
John Rabe

Dagmar Manzel
Dora Rabe

Steve Buscemi
Dr. Robert Wilson

Daniel Brühl
Dr. Rosen

Zhang Jingchu
Langshu

Teruyuki Kagawa
Prince Asaka Yasuhiko

Anne Consigny
Valérie Duprès

Gottfried John
Dr. Oskar Trautmann

Mathias Herrmann
Werner Fließ

Tetta Sugimoto
Nakajima Kesago

Akira Emoto
Matsui Iwane

Arata Iura
Major Ose

Shaun Lawton
Rev. John Magee

Christian Rodska
Dr. Lewis Smythe

Fang Yu
Hsianglin Han

Christoph Hagen Dittmann
Christian Kröger

Hans-Eckart Eckhardt
Bernd Franz

Togo Igawa
Fukuda Tokuyasu

Hans-Joachim Heist
Hans Scheel

Lin Dongfu
Chiang Kai-Shek
Crew
Christer von Lindequist
Executive Co-Producer

Florian Gallenberger
Director, Screenplay

Hansjörg Weissbrich
Editor
Bernd Hantke
Assistant Editor

Jürgen Jürges
Director of Photography
Mary Ann Otemann
Colorist
Bianca Pieroth
Colorist
Daniel Schwerdtfeger
Colorist
Bianca Stumpf
Digital Colorist
Andi Lang
First Assistant Director
Lars Gmehling
Second Assistant Director
Lanny Dong
Second Assistant Director
Raymond Boy
Storyboard Artist
Julia Radke
Production Coordinator
Ulrike Gessner
Production Coordinator
Marie Paule Oberhauser
Production Coordinator
Andrea Wetzel
Production Coordinator
Sophie Ravard
Production Coordinator
Caroline von Senden
Executive Producer
Mathias Schwerbrock
Production Supervisor
Zhaohui Wang
Production Supervisor
Benjamin Herrmann
Producer
Mischa Hofmann
Producer
Jan Majto
Producer
Daniel Mohr
Associate Producer
Ling Qiao
Associate Producer

Juhua Tu
Production Design
Xinran Tu
Production Design
Philipp Kirsamer
Camera Operator
Kenny Lam Ping-Wah
Camera Operator, Second Unit Director of Photography
Robert Patzelt
Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Lutz Reitemeier
Camera Operator
Johnny Feurer
First Assistant Camera
Lu Qian
Second Assistant Camera
Yi Wang
Second Assistant Camera
Cornelia von Braun
Casting
Ji Xue Fei
Casting
Kazuo Shimizu
Casting
Linda Valdes
Extras Casting
Meg Xie
Assistant Costume Designer
Senay Ay
Assistant Costume Designer
Joanna Gallenberger
Costume Coordinator
Brigitte Fink
Costume Supervisor
Gioia Raspé
Costume Supervisor
Qing Yun
Wardrobe Supervisor
Xiao Ling Chen
Wardrobe Supervisor

Lisy Christl
Costume Design
Guang Rui Cui
Wardrobe Assistant
Wei Long Ju
Wardrobe Assistant
Fu Hua Xie
Wardrobe Assistant
Ming Di Yang
Wardrobe Assistant
Guangrui Cui
Wardrobe Assistant
Chengjun Guo
Wardrobe Assistant
Jihua Hiang
Wardrobe Assistant
Xingwei Shao
Wardrobe Assistant
Jingyao Wang
Wardrobe Assistant
Xu Liu
Costumer
Yun Jie Qiao
Costumer
Thomas Grummt
Animation

Heike Merker
Hair Department Head, Makeup Department Head, Makeup Artist
Bo A.
Hairstylist
Chengshi Hu
Hairstylist
Aixian Lei
Hairstylist
Hui Ren
Hairstylist
Qin Wang
Hairstylist
Xin Wang
Hairstylist
Chengzhi Wu
Hairstylist
Aixian Xiao
Hairstylist
Fei Wang
Hairstylist
Yu Che
Assistant Hairstylist
Shuping Zhang
Key Makeup Artist
Au Qin Lv
Assistant Makeup Artist
Kitty Kratschke
Makeup Artist
Debo Chen
Makeup Artist
Xiaoli Guo
Makeup Artist
Yanwu Hu
Makeup Artist
Ze Ma
Makeup Artist
Sheng Ran
Makeup Artist
Tong Tong
Makeup Artist
Shuxia Zhang
Makeup Artist
Ping Huang
Makeup Artist
Christie Wang
Makeup Supervisor

Amit Kumar
Second Unit Director
Hai Tao Hu
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Rachel Weng
Art Department Coordinator
Corazon Rial y Costas
Assistant Art Director
Chuan-yong Li
Assistant Art Director
Zhao 'Natalie' Nali
Assistant Art Director
Chris Rebay
Sound Designer, Dialogue Editor
Mario Hubert
Sound Designer
Heiko Müller
Sound Designer
Maud Lombart
Sound Editor
Christian Bischoff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tschangis Chahrokh
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chao Chen
Sound Assistant
Dong Liao
Sound Assistant

Guillaume Sciama
Sound Recordist
Yong Wang
Sound Recordist, Property Master
Achim Hofmann
Assistant Sound Engineer
Norbert Zich
Dolby Consultant
Olivier Burgaud
Boom Operator
Roland Platz
Foley Artist, Foley Editor
Peter Klinkenberg
Foley Artist
Peter Sattler
Foley Editor
Freddy Fleing
Foley Recordist
Sophie Brustmann
Foley
Wolfgang Hess
ADR & Dubbing
Oliver Wiegand
ADR & Dubbing
Stephan Kleinschmidt
ADR & Dubbing
Monika Kleinhans
ADR & Dubbing
Patricia Schuldey
ADR & Dubbing
Elisabeth von Molo
ADR & Dubbing

Mark DeSimone
ADR Mixer
Alexander Meister
ADR Recordist
Manu Mertens
ADR Recordist
Alexander Schulz
ADR Voice Casting
Joachim Grüninger
Visual Effects Supervisor
Andreas Menn
Visual Effects Editor
Stefan Galleithner
Visual Effects Technical Director
Nando Stille
Visual Effects Technical Director
Gregoite Barfety
CG Artist
Christian Deister
CG Artist
Nils Engler
CG Artist
Martin Saechsinger
CG Artist

Annette Focks
Original Music Composer, Music Arranger

Laurent Petitgirard
Original Music Composer, Music Arranger
Rolf Josef Becker
Music Arranger
Patrick Aumigny
Music Producer
Xiaodong Jia
Production Accountant
Andreas Schumann
Production Accountant
Rainbow Wang
Production Accountant
Jie Zhao
Production Accountant
Pascal Henriquet
Production Accountant
Hong Wang
Production Accountant
Brigitte Zifreind
Accountant
Ulrich Sauer
Accountant

Dale Wyatt
Dialogue Coach
Xue Jun Wang
Painter
Peter Naguib
Set Dresser
Xin Sheng Xie
Construction Manager
Linshan Liu
Construction Manager
Tomoko Kikuchi
Still Photographer
Ruggero Rossi
Additional Still Photographer
Jörg Gruber
Additional Still Photographer
Alex Lemke
Compositing Supervisor
Jan Sebastian Ballhaus
Production Consultant
Jussuf Koschier
Production Consultant
Andrew Mollo
Military Consultant
Enrico Squeri
Military Consultant
Guo Hao Cao
Electrician
Guo Xiang Cao
Electrician
Zhi Ping Cao
Electrician
Zhen Dong
Electrician
Qing Wie Shao
Electrician
Gong Li Huang
Electrician
Jun Zhang
Electrician
Zu Hua Sun
Standby Carpenter
Zong Yi Jiang
Location Manager
Hu Meng
Property Master
Han Li
Property Master
Wan Fang Zhang
Cableman
Jingyai Ma
Translator
Leonardo Lu
Translator
Petra Van Laak
Translator
Jan Kern
Translator
Eun Jin Cho
Translator
Jing Lan Jiang
Translator
Tsuyoshi Maeda
Translator
Rebecca Qin Jiang
Continuity
Christian Herrmann
Digital Intermediate Producer
Markus Erl
Digital Intermediate Editor
Herbert Sporrer
Key Grip
Songlin Sun
Key Grip
Qui Feng Sun
Grip
Zhan Chao Sun
Grip
Jian Dang Sun
Grip
Wolfgang Dell
Gaffer
Lam Chunwan
Gaffer
Dorissa Berninger
Production Manager
De Li Feng
Production Manager
Guangwen Tang
Production Manager
April YeFang
Production Manager
Patrick Lehn
Modeling
Dirk Mauche
Modeling
Shu Hui Cui
Seamstress
Yi Min Fu
Seamstress
Rong Mei Ni
Seamstress
Chun Xiang Yu
Seamstress
Hari Schernthaner
Digital Intermediate
Konrad Ege
Researcher
Felicitas Piwaronas
Researcher
Lutz Lemke
Title Designer
Chang You Yu
Tailor
Petra Schwuchow
Unit Publicist
Kun Ping Mei
Art Direction
Hong Wu Sun
Art Direction
Jia Sun
Art Direction
Marcus Wellendorf
Art Direction
Yan Rong Xing
Art Direction
Christoph Hutterer
Additional Editorial Assistant

Patrick Vollrath
Additional Editorial Assistant
Laura Wachauf
Additional Editorial Assistant
Cun Jiang
Wigmaker
Huanrong Wu
Armorer
Viktoria Herberts
Compositor
Klaus Wuchta
Compositor
Christian Wieser
Compositor
Jun Guan
Ager/Dyer
Xin Wie Shao
Ager/Dyer
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