The Chinese Widow
6.3
It’s 1941 and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has destroyed America’s morale. The US President Franklin D. Roosevelt then decides to risk it all by bombing Tokyo and raise more hope for his citizens. After completing its mission, a unit of the US Air Force is forced to make an emergency landing in China. Its commander Jack Turner (Emilie Hirsch) barely survives but gets rescued by Ying (Crystal Liu), a local widow who will stop at nothing to hide him from the Japanese occupant.
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Cast
15 people
Liu Yifei
Ying
Known for
Mulan
The Forbidden Kingdom
Emile Hirsch
Jack Turner
Known for
Into the Wild
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Fangcong Li
Niuniu
No other roles listed
Kevin Yan Yikuan
Kai
Known for
Pursuit of Jade
The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom
Yu Shaoqun
Jun
Known for
Shaolin
A Chinese Ghost Story
Vincent Riotta
Jimmy Doolittle
Known for
Under the Tuscan Sun
House of Gucci
Tsukagoshi Hirotaka
Shimamoto
Also in
Ever Night
The Spy War on Flight Tiger
Gallen Law Ka-leung
Captain Hsu
Known for
Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty
The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell
Shu Yaoxuan
Known for
The Knockout
Wing Chun
Gong Hanlin
Ying's father-in-law
Also in
Dong bei yi jia ren
The Legendary Tavern
Tiankuo Gong
Lieutenant Sun
Also in
黎明前的抉择
The Secret Path
Cary Woodworth
Mac
Known for
Julia
Bille August Director · Greg Latter Writer Filip Zumbrunn Cinematographer
United States release November 14, 2018 · Produced in China · Languages Chinese, English
Production
ROC Pictures
Production
China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
烽火芳菲
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English
Release dates
China · June 17, 2017
Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival (opening film)
China · November 10, 2017
Theatrical
United States · November 14, 2018
Theatrical
Brazil
April 19, 2023 · Premiere · Festival Filmelier
France
November 13, 2018 · Digital · VOD
November 28, 2018 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
November 16, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
November 10, 2017 · Digital
United Kingdom
October 8, 2018 · Physical
October 22, 2018 · Digital
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