Rickshaw Boy 1982

Xiang Zi is a rickshaw boy who has always had a desire to excel and a thirst for freedom. He married Hu Niu who died of dystocia later. After her death, another girl, Xiao Fuzi, falls in love with Xiang Zi but they are separated by poverty. Xiang Zi works very hard in order to change his life, only to find that Xiao Fuzi is dead just as he begins to be hopeful for their future. Finally, Xiang Zi, an unflinching man, surrenders to that dark society.

Early Spring 1963

An idealistic youth moves to the countryside in search of a purer, more honest society, but finds injustice even in his remote village.

The Lin Family Shop 1959

Financial and political pressures bankrupt a Chinese store owner.

Song of Youth 1959

Adapted from a novel of the same title, this film depicts a young woman’s transformation from housewife to loyal Communist. This process is presented as “natural” – possessed of inherent logic rather than merely “incidental”. Hence, the film is really about Communist revolution that won over the hearts and minds of Chinese youth.

New Year Sacrifice 1956

In a mountain hamlet in eastern China, a poor woman faces trial after trial. Sold into marriage as a child, she is left a young widow and enslaved by her mother-in-law, who sells her to a poor peasant. Her second marriage turns out to be happy until fate takes away her husband and son. Now seen as a bearer of bad luck, she becomes a social outcast.

Before the Coming of a New Bureau Director 1956

Directed by Ban Lu.

土地 1955

Yi guan hai ren dao 1952

A family is persecuted by I-Kuan Tao, a feudal religious organization.

Dragon Beard Ditch 1952

Min zhu qing nian jin xing qu 1951

New Heroes and Heroines 1951

Heroes of Lüliang Mountain 1950

Militiaman in Lü Liang Shan actively organize to fight enemies.