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The Spring River Flows East
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The Spring River Flows East 1947 Directed by Zheng Jun-li , Chusheng Cai 一江春水向东流

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.

Country China
Production Country China
Language Mandarin
Spoken Language Mandarin
Gnere Drama
Production Company Kunlun Film Company
Release Date 9 October 1947
192 mins
Cast
Yang Bai
Yang Bai Sufen
Tao Jin
Tao Jin Zhongliang Zhang
Wu Yin
Wu Yin Mother-in-law
Shangguan Yunzhu
Shangguan Yunzhu Wenyuan He
Shu Xiuwen
Shu Xiuwen Lizheng Wang
Boxun Zhou
Boxun Zhou Haogong Pang
Gongshang Yan
Gongshang Yan
Xia Tian
Xia Tian Old Gong
Shi Lin
Shi Lin 何大婶
Gao Zheng
Gao Zheng Zhongmin Zhang
Lam Wah
Lam Wah
Lu Yue
Lu Yue
Tian Guangcai
Tian Guangcai
Ge Meiqiang
Ge Meiqiang Kang
Shan Liang
Shan Liang Manager Cui
Xiaokeng Ye
Xiaokeng Ye
Wang Jing'an
Wang Jing'an female worker
Menghe Gu
Menghe Gu a section chief
Fu Botang
Fu Botang an officer
Wang Ping
Wang Ping
Crew
Directors
Zheng Jun-li
Zheng Jun-li
Chusheng Cai
Chusheng Cai
Writers
Chusheng Cai
Chusheng Cai
Zheng Jun-li
Zheng Jun-li
Cinematography
Jinming Zhu
Jinming Zhu
Weiyun Wu
Weiyun Wu
Shen Xilin
Shen Xilin
Editors
Wu Tingfang
Wu Tingfang
Zhengyi Fu
Zhengyi Fu
Sound
Qingyu Yuan
Qingyu Yuan
Art Direction
Baorong Niu
Baorong Niu
Costume Design
Ming Cao
Ming Cao
Makeup Artist
Sung Hsiao-Chiang
Sung Hsiao-Chiang
Music
Zhang Zheng-Fan
Zhang Zheng-Fan
Assistant Director
Xu Tao
Xu Tao