The Spring River Flows East

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.

Directed by Zheng Jun-li, Chusheng Cai

Top cast

Yang Bai

Sufen

Tao Jin

Zhongliang Zhang

Wu Yin

Mother-in-law

Shangguan Yunzhu

Wenyuan He

Shu Xiuwen

Lizheng Wang

Boxun Zhou

Haogong Pang

Gongshang Yan

Xia Tian

Old Gong

Shi Lin

何大婶

Gao Zheng

Zhongmin Zhang

Lam Wah

L

Lu Yue

Tian Guangcai

Ge Meiqiang

Kang

Shan Liang

Manager Cui

X

Xiaokeng Ye

Wang Jing'an

female worker

Menghe Gu

a section chief

Fu Botang

an officer

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Wang Ping

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