Shina no Yoru

original title:
Shina no Yoru
other titles:
China Night
country / year of production:
Japan / 1940
original length:
89 min. , black/white
premiere:
genre:
melodrama
based on:
director:
Osamu Fushimizu
film script:
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cast (role):
Kazuo Hasegawa () , Li Ko-ran () , Kazuo Hasegawa , Li Ko-ran
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plot synopsis:
In Shanghai a Japanese naval officer falls in love with a Chinese war orphan but their romance is cut short by his call to battle.
keywords:
navy , occupation
war:
Sino–Japanese Wars (1894-1895, 1937-1945)
literature:
remarks:
Released in the midst of Japan's intensifying invasion of China. This "national policy" film presents actress Ko-ran, a Japanese national marketed as a Chinese actress by the Manchurian Motion Picture Association.
The film is an unabashed propagandisdic soap-opera with some scenes showing the destruction of the city.
availability:
VHS