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    An All-Consuming Love

    92'

    1947-01-07

    9

    Drama,Romance

    Overview:

    Gao Zhijian is the good friend of married couple Li Xiangmei and Hou Xinming. They live in the foreign settlement quarter of Shanghai. zhijian is a teacher,Xinming is involved in underground work against the Jpanese, while Xiangmei is a musician. The Pacific War erupts; the Japanese occupy the foreign settlements. Xinming is called off to work for the war effort, leaving behind his wife and blind mother. Zhijian aids Xiangmei and her mother-in-law with financial assistance. To earn money, Xiangmei becomes a song girl in a dance hall through the recommendation of her friend Liu Qing, arousing anger in Zhijian. Zhijian is soon arrested for teaching anti-Jpanese propaganda to his students and it is due to Xiangmei and Liu qing's efforts that he is released. From this,Zhijian learns of Xiangmei's difficulties and feelings of love grow between the two friends. The war ends. Xinming, minus an arm, returns to his wife and mother. Seeing his friend reunited with his family, Zhijian leaves.

    DirectingZhaozhang HeWritingYanqiao Fan

    Cast

    1

    Li Xiangmei

    Xuan Zhou

    1

    Gao Zhijian

    Shu Shi

    1

    Liu Qing

    Huang Wansu

    1

    Hou Xinming

    Liang Fu

    1

    Hou's mother

    Yan Bijun

    1

    Zhang Keji

    Bai Chen

    1

    Gan Zhuzhi

    Chen Huan-Wen

    1

    Japanese soldier

    Chen Zhong

    1

    Song Yiqing

    Liu Renjie

    1

    Mrs Ma

    Tao Hai

    1

    servant girl

    Yan Bi-Li

    1

    Mr Ma

    Pengfei Wei

    1

    Translator

    Chiang Nan

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Hong Kong
    • List of languages:
      1. Mandarin
    • List of companies:
      1. Huaxing Film Company
    • Vote Count: 1
    • Popularity: 0.1818
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:長相思

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