The Spring River Flows East
一江春水向东流
Release: 1947-10-09
·Runtime: 192m
·★ 6.4
Drama
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.
Production Countries
China
Production Companies
Kunlun Film Company
Cast
Shi Lin
as 何大婶
Tian Guangcai
Tao Jin
as Zhongliang Zhang
Shangguan Yunzhu
as Wenyuan He
Ge Meiqiang
as Kang
Wang Ping
Yang Bai
as Sufen
Boxun Zhou
as Haogong Pang
Lam Wah
Shan Liang
as Manager Cui
Menghe Gu
as a section chief
Shu Xiuwen
as Lizheng Wang
Xia Tian
as Old Gong
Gao Zheng
as Zhongmin Zhang
Wang Jing'an
as female worker
Fu Botang
as an officer
Wu Yin
as Mother-in-law
Gongshang Yan
