Mu Fei

After the war, an ailing man lives with his wife, younger sister and butler in their run down home on the outskirts of a small town. When an old friend comes to visit emotional turmoil strikes the family.

It is based on the Peking Opera of the same name. This was the first color film produced in China. It is an adaptation of a story written by DONG Yinghan during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). This opera premiered in the Tianchan theater in Shanghai on the 23st of February, 1936 starring the celebrated opera actor MEI Lanfang, who also co-wrote it. The story is an allegory. It is a story of Tartar invasion, a story of love that endures difficulties, and a story of fight for the motherland.

Anthology film containing shorts by 8 Lianhua Studios directors showing off various cinematic styles with a linked patriotic theme.

To fulfill his father's deathbed wish, a businessman moves his extended family from the city to the countryside, and opens a school for poor children and a sanctuary for childless elders. But his adult children miss urban life and rebel. (imdb)

The film depicts Confucius's later life, as he traveled across a China divided by war and strife in an ultimately futile effort to teach various warlords and kings his particular philosophy.

Ostensibly a tale of a village attempting to fend off a pack of vicious wolves. In reality, the wolves were a euphemism for the Japanese army who had recently occupied Manchuria. (imdb)