Li Lili

Center Stage (1991)

Based on the tragic true story of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu, chronicling her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s. ...

Ingeniously Taking Mount Hua (1953)

After the major campaigns, the Liberation War's focus shifted to the northwest. Hu Zongnan retreated south, and Fang Zhiqiao led his remnants to Mount Hua, known for its rugged terrain. Fang deployed forces at key passes, but a military intelligence office ...

Undaunted Land (1944)

Storm on the Border (1942)

Orphan Island Paradise (1939)

Set during the Orphan Island period of Shanghai, the film follows a group of revolutionary patriots-cum-assassins who finally earn the support of the suffering public. 'We're all Chinese,' so they repeatedly chant. ...

Vistas of Art (1938)

Three stories about art stages. "Film City", "Drama Group" and "Dance Class". ...

Symphony of Lianhua (1937)

"Lianhua Symphony" - a small collection, consisting of eight short films shot in 1937 by young filmmakers Shanghai Lianhua Film Company. ...

So Busy (1937)

The Lost Pearl (1937)

Blood on Wolf Mountain (1936)

Blood on Wolf Mountain tells the story of a village that is beset by a pack of wolves. Made just prior to the commencement of full-scale war with the Japanese, the film itself is often considered an allegory of conflict between China and Japan. ...

National Customs (1935)

In 1930, two sisters from the countryside, the serious Zhang Lan (Ruan Lingyu) and the frivolous Zhang Tao graduate from the secondary school where their mother Zhang Jie serves as principal. They both love their cousin Zuo, but have ambitions other than m ...

The Big Road (1935)

Six young men from the city take jobs building roads for the Chinese Army ...

Queen of Sports (1934)

Young sprinter Lin Ying enrolls in a sports college in Shanghai. As she becomes a sports celebrity, she starts to mangle with the upper class and has gradually forgotten the true essence of sports. ...

Playthings (1933)

Sister Ye lives in a rural village, where everyone makes traditional toys. When Sister Ye's husband dies of an unknown illness, and while Ye is attending to him, her son is kidnapped and sold to a wealthy lady in the city of Shanghai. Shortly after, the vi ...

Daybreak (1933)

A country girl and her boyfriend arrive in Shanghai for a better life. They soon find only desperation. She is raped and falls into prostitution as he drifts into revolutionary circles. Her access through her trade grants her greater access which she uses ...

Loving Blood of the Volcano (1932)

A warlord's nephew lusts for farmer Song Ke's sister. When Song refuses, the whole family is thrown into jail and the sister commits suicide. The father dies of grief and Song lives with his cousin abroad. The warlord's nephew loses power and also escapes ...

Poetry Written on the Banana Leaf (1932)

China's first song and dance film was "Poetry Written on the Banana Leaf" directed by Sun Yu and starring Wang Renmei in 1932. A battalion commander's lover, named Zhao Zhao, wrote a poem on a banana leaf in memory of the battalion commander. Just as she ...

A Spray of Plum Blossoms (1931)

Bai Le De and Hu Lun tung are military cadets. After graduating, Hu Lin Tung is appointed captain of Guangdong headquarters and goes away. Later, Bae Le De is also appointed to a post at the same place. Hu Lun Ting falls in love with Luo Hua, daughter of t ...

Two Stars in the Milky Way (1931)

This is a silent film from China made in 1931. It is about two leads in a film, Yan (Raymond King) and Ying (Violet Wong). They meet after hearing Ying sing while another movie is being shot. You, of course, don't get to hear the song, but it catches peopl ...