The Spring River Flows East

Oct 9, 1947

3h 12m

★ 6.4

Overview

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 focus shifts back and forth from the brothers' parents and Zhongliang's wife and son to Zhongliang's newfound life of luxury in a town not too far away. The plight of Zhongliang's mother, his wife, Sufan and her son, Kongeson is contrasted with Zhongliang's rise in a flourishing company.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Kunlun Film Company

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Cast

Sufen

Yang Bai

Zhongliang Zhang

Tao Jin

Mother-in-law

Wu Yin

Wenyuan He

Shangguan Yunzhu

Lizheng Wang

Shu Xiuwen

Haogong Pang

Boxun Zhou

Gongshang Yan

Old Gong

Xia Tian

何大婶

Shi Lin

Zhongmin Zhang

Gao Zheng

Lam Wah

Lu Yue

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