A Chinese medical student named Gan Shosho finds himself cut off from his homeland as he is studying in Japan during the outbreak of the war. Despite his difficult circumstances, he finds love in the form of Sachiko and the two marry. They later travel to Nanjing to live a new life together where Sachiko and Shaochang cooperate with the Japanese-backed government. Their ultimate hope is to secure peace but their idealism is not enough to keep them together through brutal times and with the end of the war the two find themselves facing a divorce... --Osaka Asian Film Festival
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Cast
25 people
Keiko Kishi
Sachiko
Known for
The Makioka Sisters
Early Spring
Keiji Sada
Shaochang
Known for
Good Morning
An Autumn Afternoon
Yoshitarō Nomura
Toshio Shiina
Shozaburo Yamaguchi
Shin Saburi
Known for
Equinox Flower
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Yūnosuke Itō
Known for
High and Low
Sanjuro
Chishū Ryū
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Celia Paul
Also in
Diamonds of the Andes
こゝに幸あり・前篇 誘惑の都
Chen Yu-Hsin
Also in
War God
Queen Boxer
Hung Mei
Also in
The Story of Sue San
The Kingdom and the Beauty
Matsuko Shiga
Known for
Early Summer
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Yoshitarō Nomura Director · Toshio Shiina Writer
First release May 3, 1955 · Produced in Japan · Production Shochiku Ofuna
Production
Shochiku
Production
Shochiku Ofuna
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Japan
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Original title
亡命記
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 3, 1955
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