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The Spring River Flows East (1947)
Directed by Chusheng Cai, Zheng Jun-Li
Overview
1930’s China. The village of a poor family is taken over by the occupying Japanese army. One son, Zhongliang, leaves his wife and young son to join a medic group for the Chinese Army. The other son, Zhangmin goes into hiding to protect his family. The focus shifts back and forth from the brothers’ parents and Zhongliang’s wife and son to Zhongliang’s newfound life of luxury in a town not too far away. The plight of Zhongliang’s mother, his wife, Sufan and her son, Kongeson is contrasted with Zhongliang’s rise in a flourishing company.
Length 192 minutes
Actors
Yang Bai | Tao Jin | Ying Wu | Shangguan Yunzhu | Xiuwen Shu | Boxun Zhou | Yan Gongshang | Tian Xia | Lin Shi | Zheng Gao | Lam Wah | Lu Yue | Tian Guangcai | Ge Meiqiang | Shan Liang | Xiaokeng Ye | Wang Jing'an | Gu Meng-He | Fu Bo-Tang | Ping Wang