I almost turned this off after the first 15 minutes because I thought the acting was a little funky, but thankfully I continued to watch. I love how they portrayed the girls Japanese traits throughout the story such as always bowing, which was dangerous because it revealed that she was Japanese in a time just after the second world war. Japanese were despised in China for what they had done to the Chinese people and for good reason, and that hate was something this young girl would have to contend with. Sun Li, the actor who plays the Japanese girl does a great job, and made me a fan of her work.
Highly recommended.