Muzhi Yuan

Street Angel (1937)

In old Shanghai, two sisters, a prostitute and a singer, try to escape from the local scoundrels with the help of a trumpet player and a newspaper seller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muzhi Yuan
CAST:  Zhao Dan  •  Wei Heling  •  Xuan Zhou  •  Jiting Wang

In old Shanghai, two sisters, a prostitute and a singer, try to escape from the local scoundrels with the help of a trumpet player and a newspaper seller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muzhi Yuan
CAST:  Zhao Dan  •  Wei Heling  •  Xuan Zhou  •  Jiting Wang

Scenes of City Life (1935)

A novelist uses all his money to buy gifts for the woman he loves who in turn is also seeing a business man, using him for expensive presents. As a consequence the writer is unable to pay the rent, whilst the womans family goes hungry as her fathers business ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muzhi Yuan
CAST:  Lu Bai  •  Qing Jiang  •  Na Tang  •  Wu Yin

A novelist uses all his money to buy gifts for the woman he loves who in turn is also seeing a business man, using him for expensive presents. As a consequence the writer is unable to pay the rent, whilst the womans family goes hungry as her fathers business ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muzhi Yuan
CAST:  Lu Bai  •  Qing Jiang  •  Na Tang  •  Wu Yin

Fate of Graduates (1934)

The film tells the tragic story of two recent college graduates, Tao Jianping ("Tao" is a homophone for peach), and Li Lilian ("Li" is a homophone for plum). Married, the two hope to change society for the better, but are continuously challenged by the corruption ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yunwei Ying
CAST:  Muzhi Yuan  •  Bo'er Chen  •  He Bai  •  Huaiqiu Tang

The film tells the tragic story of two recent college graduates, Tao Jianping ("Tao" is a homophone for peach), and Li Lilian ("Li" is a homophone for plum). Married, the two hope to change society for the better, but are continuously challenged by the corruption ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yunwei Ying
CAST:  Muzhi Yuan  •  Bo'er Chen  •  He Bai  •  Huaiqiu Tang

Children of Troubled Times (1935)

The young poet Xin Baihe flees Shanghai with his friend, Liang. Liang soon joins the resistance against the Japanese invaders, but Xin chooses to pursue a relationship with a glamorous and westernized widow in Qingdao. After hearing that Liang has been killed, Xin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Xingzhi Xu
CAST:  Muzhi Yuan  •  Renmei Wang  •  Tam Ying  •  Lu Luming

The young poet Xin Baihe flees Shanghai with his friend, Liang. Liang soon joins the resistance against the Japanese invaders, but Xin chooses to pursue a relationship with a glamorous and westernized widow in Qingdao. After hearing that Liang has been killed, Xin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Xingzhi Xu
CAST:  Muzhi Yuan  •  Renmei Wang  •  Tam Ying  •  Lu Luming

The Eight Hundred Heroes (1938)

800 Chinese soldiers guard the important warehouse district against the invading Japanese Army. Re-imagination of a famous (bordering on legendary) episode from the battle of Shanghai: 800 soldiers of the 88th regiment against what feels like the whole of Japan’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yunwei Ying
CAST:  Bo'er Chen  •  Muzhi Yuan  •  Shufang Zhang

800 Chinese soldiers guard the important warehouse district against the invading Japanese Army. Re-imagination of a famous (bordering on legendary) episode from the battle of Shanghai: 800 soldiers of the 88th regiment against what feels like the whole of Japan’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yunwei Ying
CAST:  Bo'er Chen  •  Muzhi Yuan  •  Shufang Zhang