Zhiyuan Tan

Lady Meng Jiang (1939)

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. ...

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. ...

Cry of Women (1933)

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 ...