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The Refugee

May 3, 1955 · 2h 15m
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Drama

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A Chinese medical student named Gan Shosho finds himself cut off from his homeland as he is studying in Japan during the outbreak of the war. Despite his difficult circumstances, he finds love in the form of Sachiko and the two marry. They later travel to Nanjing to live a new life together where Sachiko and Shaochang cooperate with the Japanese-backed government. Their ultimate hope is to secure peace but their idealism is not enough to keep them together through brutal times and with the end of the war the two find themselves facing a divorce... --Osaka Asian Film Festival

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CAST

Keiko Kishi
Sachiko
Keiji Sada
Shaochang
Shin Saburi
Yūnosuke Itō
Chishū Ryū
Celia Paul
Chen Yu-Hsin
Hung Mei
Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura

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Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Shochiku
Country
JP

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