The Spring River Flows East

The Spring River Flows East

1947•3h 12m•6.7/10

Drama

Ratings

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6.7/10(11)

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.

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Production

Kunlun Film Company

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Yang Bai

Yang Bai

Sufen

Tao Jin

Tao Jin

Zhongliang Zhang

Wu Yin

Wu Yin

Mother-in-law

Shangguan Yunzhu

Shangguan Yunzhu

Wenyuan He

Shu Xiuwen

Shu Xiuwen

Lizheng Wang

Boxun Zhou

Boxun Zhou

Haogong Pang

Gongshang Yan

Gongshang Yan

Xia Tian

Xia Tian

Old Gong

Shi Lin

Shi Lin

何大婶

Gao Zheng

Gao Zheng

Zhongmin Zhang

Lam Wah

Lam Wah

Lu Yue

Tian Guangcai

Tian Guangcai

Ge Meiqiang

Ge Meiqiang

Kang

Shan Liang

Shan Liang

Manager Cui

Xiaokeng Ye

Wang Jing'an

Wang Jing'an

female worker

Menghe Gu

Menghe Gu

a section chief

Fu Botang

Fu Botang

an officer

Wang Ping

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