Gongshang Yan

The Spring River Flows East (1947)

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 focu ...

Horror Night (1938)

After a flood, the Sea Charity Association sends Liu Hao Ming to a village to direct the burial of corpses. Hao Ming meets the singer Ruyun and her father there, and advises Ruyun not to sing a beautiful song, but to sing "The Beauty of Yu" instead, which ...

New Year's Coin (1937)

The New Year's Gift is the story of some lucky money gifted to a girl. It then leaves her and passes from hand to hand. ...

The Classic for Girls (1934)

A hostess in Shanghai invites her secondary schoolmates to a reunion. They each reminisce about their lives, with some having difficulties in marriage or career. Some led destructive lives, while others contributed to the country. ...

Mrs. Mai (1934)

Torrent (1933)

A primary school teacher rallies the citizens of a small town to resist the corruption of the local government and unite to build reinforcements against an oncoming flood. ...

Spring Silkworms (1933)

The story of a poor silk farming family in Zhejiang and their hardships. ...

Wild Rose (1932)

A wild country girl moves to Shanghai with her painter boyfriend and experiences exploitation and poverty. ...

Mulan Joins the Army (1939)

This movie is based on the famous Chinese folklore that is more than one and a half millennium old. The same folklore was what the Disney animation Mulan is based on, and similarly, it was what many Chinese movies/operas/plays based on. ...