The Sino-Japanese War at Sea 1894 is set in the late 19th century and revolves around the events of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895), which was fought between the Qing Empire of China and the Empire of Japan.
Production
Full-scale replica battleship that cost more than the box office.
Practical Effects
Practical naval battles before CGI took everything.
Director
Feng Xiaoning
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The filmmakers built a 1:1 replica of the battleship Dingyuan — which then sat rotting in a theme park after the film bombed.
Released for the 120th anniversary of the war, it's pure 'century of humiliation' nationalist cinema — state-funded trauma processing as blockbuster entertainment.
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