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6.7 3h 12m

The Spring River Flows East

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.

Top 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

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.

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6.7 / 10
11 Reviews
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