An All-Consuming Love (1947)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Zhaozhang He
Writer : Yanqiao Fan

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Zhou Xuan
Zhou Xuan
Li Xiangmei
Shu Shi
Shu Shi
Gao Zhijian
Wansu Huang
Wansu Huang
Liu Qing
Liang Fu
Liang Fu
Hou Xinming
Bijun Yan
Bijun Yan
Hou's mother
Chen Bai
Chen Bai
Zhang Keji
Chen Huan-Wen
Chen Huan-Wen
Gan Zhuzhi
Chen Zhong
Chen Zhong
Japanese soldier
Liu Renjie
Liu Renjie
Song Yiqing
Jiang Nan
Jiang Nan
translator
Ngai Pang-Fei
Ngai Pang-Fei
Mr Ma
Hai Tao
Hai Tao
Mrs Ma
Yan Bi-Li
Yan Bi-Li
servant girl

Crews

Zhaozhang He
Zhaozhang He
Director
Yanqiao Fan
Yanqiao Fan
Screenplay
Xie Bingjun
Xie Bingjun
Producer
Congzhou Luo
Congzhou Luo
Cinematography
You Tao
You Tao
Production Assistant
Pengfei Wei
Pengfei Wei
Production Assistant
Zhou Shiqing
Zhou Shiqing
Editor
Chen Zhong
Chen Zhong
Continuity
Gexin Chen
Gexin Chen
Music
Leung Ngok-yam
Leung Ngok-yam
Music
He Maogang
He Maogang
Sound Mixer
Liang Junxian
Liang Junxian
Art Direction
Chan Ki-Yui
Chan Ki-Yui
Sets & Props Artist
So Chit-ming
So Chit-ming
Costume Designer
Bijun Yan
Bijun Yan
Makeup Artist
Fu Yuanji
Fu Yuanji
Sound Assistant
Han Wenzhao
Han Wenzhao
Production Assistant
Biao Chen
Biao Chen
Production Assistant
Lam Wah-Sam
Lam Wah-Sam
Props

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