Released:
1947-10-09

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.

Directors:
Chusheng Cai, Zheng Jun-li

Runtime:
3h 12min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Yang Bai
  as
  Sufen
• 
  Tao Jin
  as
  Zhongliang Zhang
• 
  Wu Yin
  as
  Mother-in-law
• 
  Shangguan Yunzhu
  as
  Wenyuan He
• 
  Shu Xiuwen
  as
  Lizheng Wang