1942, Nanjing (Nanking). Following a series of assassination attempts on officials of the Japanese-controlled puppet government, the Japanese spy chief gathers a group of suspects in a mansion house for questioning. A tense game of "cat and mouse" ensues as the Chinese code-breaker attempts to send out a crucial message while protecting his/her own identity.
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Bingbing Li | Li Ningyu |
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Hanyu Zhang | Wu Zhiguo |
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Xiaoming Huang | Takeda (Wutian) |
| Zhiwen Wang | Wang Daoxiang | |
| Alec Su | Bai Xiaonian | |
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Da Ying | Jin Shenghuo |
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Xun Zhou | Gu Xiaomeng |
Camera |
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| Jake Pollock | Director of Photography |
Directing |
| Kuo-fu Chen | Director |
| Qunshu Gao | Director |
Editing |
| Xiao Yang | Editor |
Production |
| Zhongjun Wang | Producer |
| Zhonglei Wang | Producer |
Sound |
| Michiru Ôshima | Original Music Composer |