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Struggling

A Chinese couple in the 1930s struggle to survive. Things get complicated for them when he enlists to fight the war against Japan.

Top Cast

  • Zheng Jun-li

    Zheng Jun-li

    Zheng

  • Congmei Yuan

    Congmei Yuan

    Yuan

  • Jiqun Liu

    Jiqun Liu

    Mr. Liu

  • Chen Yanyan

    Chen Yanyan

    Yan Gu

  • Zhou Hongquan

    Zhou Hongquan

  • Y. C. Wong Kwan-Ching

    Y. C. Wong Kwan-Ching

  • Hengfu Du

    Hengfu Du

  • Kailu Zhuang

    Kailu Zhuang

  • Juefei Shi

    Juefei Shi

Overview

A Chinese couple in the 1930s struggle to survive. Things get complicated for them when he enlists to fight the war against Japan.

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