Xianzhai Wang

Home (1941)

Song at Midnight, Part II (1941)

Jiang Danping arrives in a city at night, where often a mysterious man causes panic. ...

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. ...

Dream Universe (1937)

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. ...

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. ...

The Cosmetics Market (1933)

A young woman finds employment in a department store, only to attract the unwanted advances of the manager and his son. ...

Fate in Tears and Laughter (1932)

In 1920s Beijing, a young student named Fan Jiashu falls in love with Shen Fengxi, a talented but poor street singer. Their romance is tested by class differences and the unwanted attention of a powerful warlord. Torn between three women from vastly differ ...

Such Paradise (1931)

Sing-Song Red Peony (1931)

The first Chinese sound film. It tells the story of Hong Pion (Red Peony), a singer-songwriter who, after her marriage to the depraved Faxiang Chen, not only tormented and suffered, but also endured the decline of her artistic career. ...

An Amorous History of the Silver Screen - Part II (1931)

Part two of A comedy film set on Shanghai film studio. The background events frequently involve the shooting of other films being made at Mingxing Film Company at the time. This includes a sequence of the 17th episode of the silent wuxia film series Burnin ...