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The Spring River Flows East (1947) [N/A]

Release Date:
October 9, 1947

Original Title:
一江春水向东流

Alternate Titles:
Tears of the Yang-Tse
The Spring River Flows East
Yi jiang chun shui xiang dong liu

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Kunlun Film Company

Production Countries:
China

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 192

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Art Designer:
Shangyi Han

Art Direction:
Baorong Niu

Assistant Director:
Xu Tao

Cinematography:
Wu Tingfang

Costume Design:
Ming Cao

Director:
Zheng Jun-li
Chusheng Cai

Director of Photography:
Jinming Zhu
Weiyun Wu
Shen Xilin

Editor:
Wu Tingfang
Zhengyi Fu

Makeup Artist:
Sung Hsiao-Chiang

Music:
Zhang Zheng-Fan

Sound:
Qingyu Yuan

Writer:
Chusheng Cai
Zheng Jun-li

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