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  • Comics and Bayonets (2025)
  • 90 min | Documentary
Comics and Bayonets (2025)
90 min | Documentary

Comics and Bayonets is a cross-generational historical documentary revisiting the untold story of American POWs held in Shenyang, China, during WWII. Ten years after his first visit, director Anderson returns in 2025 with veteran ...See moreComics and Bayonets is a cross-generational historical documentary revisiting the untold story of American POWs held in Shenyang, China, during WWII. Ten years after his first visit, director Anderson returns in 2025 with veteran Rodriquez's son and granddaughter to retrace the past through interviews, archival footage, and animation based on POW John Moseley's wartime comics.Interweaving three threads-descendants journey, historical reconstruction, and survivors' testimony-the film explores memory, trauma, and reconciliation. As the family visits the restored camp, long-buried emotions resurface, revealing contrasting ways of coping with the past. Alongside stories of brutality, the film highlights moments of humanity-Chinese civilians risking their lives to help POWs, and lifelong friendships that bridged nations. Written by Zhongqi Huang See less
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Directors
Richard L. Anderson (chief director) | Sheng Li (director) | Kunlin Wang (director)
Writer
Zhongqi Huang (screenplay)
Producers
Richard L. Anderson (producer) | Zhang Fengquan (producer)
Composers
Editor
Hongyi Cai (editor)
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Updated Nov 4, 2025

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