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I was totally surprised because Im a history buff.
I know all those general stories never heard about this big story.
Detail from the key art for ‘The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru’Emei Film Group/Laurel Films/Shanghai PMF Pictures
And, also, everybody told me nobody ever found the shipwreck.
That caused a big curiosity for me because Im a volunteer in China for any rescue on the water.
Fang, as a geophysicist, set about identifying the location of the sunken Lisbon Maru.
DirectorFang Lispeaks at the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival on June 14, 2024VCG/VCG via Getty Images
Today, we look at the satellites.
The accuracy is so different.
Thats why I swept the whole area of the sea floor.
Plus, I succeeded in finding another POW still alive in Canada.
The result of Fangs investigations can be seen in the Oscar-contending documentaryThe Sinking of the Lisbon Maru.
He uses animation to show what happened as the Lisbon Marus fate was sealed.
I also have a very strong mechanical engineering background, he said.
But their ordeal continued as Japanese forces fired upon them as they bobbed in the waves.
They fed British POWs over two nights.
They dont think their [ancestor] is a hero.
The Sinking of the Lisbon Maruwas chosen as Chinas official selection for Best International Film at the Oscars.
I was really surprised twice, Fang said.
I was surprised the China committee of selection picked my film…
I said bllsht because the dialogue is only 40 percent.
They counted that as dialogue, very unfortunately.
I dont do the film for Oscar, Fang commented.
I do film for the audience, for the family of [POWs and rescuers].
Fang added, It is really a personal commitment to everyone.
I feel Im part of them because I cannot forget at all.
