September 3 marks the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War
Chinese The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression against Japanese Aggression was an important component part of the world anti-fascist war, the greatest patriotic war in the history of the Chinese nation, and the first national liberation war in modern China to win a complete victory against foreign invasion.
Chinese filmmakers have never stopped praising this great war, and at the same time have a deep sympathy for the people who have suffered heavily in this land, and have also deeply reflected on the reasons behind this war. These films have become a spiritual force that nourishes generations of audiences and become a strong mark on the history of Chinese cinema. Today, Yi Xijun takes you into the time tunnel and relives those touching classic movies -
1
On the Songhua River (1947)
Director: Kanayama
Starring: Zhang Ruifang, Pu Ke, Fang Hua
The film tells the story of the outbreak of the "September 18 Incident", the Japanese army invaded the northeast, the peaceful life of a car shop family on the bank of the Songhua River was broken, and a pair of young people finally married and embarked on the road of anti-Japanese salvation after experiencing the tragedy of the destruction of their families.
2
"Eight Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moon"
(1947)
Director: Stone Mountain
Starring: Tao Jin, Poplar
The film is based on the life of the anti-enemy drama team during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, telling the story of Jiang Lingyu, a female college student, who participated in the rescue drama team, fell in love with the young musician Gao Libin in a difficult struggle, and after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the two returned to Shanghai, although their livelihood was difficult, they resolutely did not bow to the dark forces. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Zhou Enlai, the leader of the Communist Party of China in Shanghai, proposed the establishment of the Lianhua Film Society (later renamed Kunlun Film Company), which was one of the first films produced by Kunlun. "Eight Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moons" was filmed under the extremely simple material conditions at that time, and after its release, it became a sensation at home and abroad.
3
"A River of Spring Water Flows East"
Directors: Cai Chusheng, Zheng Junli
Starring: Bai Yang, Tao Jin, Shu Xiuwen, Shangguan Yunzhu, etc
The film does not show the cruelty of the anti-Japanese battlefield in a positive way, but through the Shanghai Ten Mile Ocean Field, the complex social life of nearly ten years before and after the Anti-Japanese War is condensed into the encounter of a family, forming a twisted and moving love tragedy. "Eight years of chaos have survived, but after dawn they will die", which shows the degree of pain caused by this war to ordinary people. "A River of Spring Water Flows Eastward" is a landmark work in the history of Chinese cinema, and the film still has a high score of 8.5 on the Internet.
4
Chicken Feather Letter (1954)
Director: Shi Hua
Starring: Cai Yuanyuan, Cai An'an, Comfort, etc
This is the first film after the founding of New China to reflect the struggle of children and young people against the enemy during the War of Resistance Against Japan, and it is also the first children's film in China to win international awards. The film tells the story of Haiwa, the leader of the children's regiment in Longmen Village, who was ordered to send a chicken feather letter to the Eighth Route Army, and was interrogated by Japanese devils, and Haiwa was resourceful and calm to deal with the final danger and successfully completed the task. The textbook of the fifth grade of primary school has the article "Chicken Feather Letter", and the influence of this story can be seen.
5
Guerrillas of the Plains (1955)
Directors: Suri, Wu Zhaodi
Starring: Guo Zhenqing, Fang Hua, etc
Based on Xing Ye's stage play "Guerrilla Captain", the film tells the story of the guerrilla leader Li Xiangyang in the autumn of 1943, who received the task of containing the Matsui troops of the Japanese army stationed in a county town, and skillfully maneuvered with the enemy and finally defeated the enemy. This is one of the most influential anti-war movies, especially Captain Matsui played by Mr. Fang Hua, which is simply synonymous with "nightmare". "Plain Guerrilla" was remade in 1974, from black and white to color, co-directed by Wu Zhaodi and Chang Zhenhua, in the film Li Xiangyang was changed to Li Tiejun, And Fang Hua still played Matsui, the story is not much different from the 1955 version.
06
Railway Guerrilla (1956)
Director: Zhao Ming
Starring: Cao Huiqu, Qin Yi, etc
The film tells the story of a railway guerrilla group in Zaozhuang, Lincheng, Shandong Province, under the leadership of captain Liu Hong and political commissar Li Zheng, who were active on the railway line and fought with the Japanese invaders. Among them, the interlude "Playing My Beloved Earth Pipa" is full of revolutionary romantic pride and has been sung to this day. 60 years later, director Ding Sheng remade "Railway Guerrilla", named "Railway Flying Tiger", starring Jackie Chan and others, the film has made great changes in story and style, but the revolutionary romantic pride in the film has not changed.
07
The Five Heroes of Wolf's Tooth Mountain (1958)
Director: Shi Wenzi
Starring: Gao Baocheng, Li Li, Li Changhua, Zhang Huaizhi, Huo Deji and other starring
The film is based on a true event during the War of Resistance Against Japan. Five soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, in order to cover the retreat of large troops and the safe transfer of the local masses, launched a sniper battle at Langya Mountain in the Jin-Cha-Ji region, repelling the repeated attacks of more than 3,000 Japanese Kou, and finally they ran out of ammunition, facing the enemy who was coming at them, the five fighters jumped off the cliff and composed a tragic song of praise. In 2015, director Qin Yan remade the film, with Wang Zheng playing Ma Baoyu in the film, but unfortunately the film did not respond much.
08
Little Soldier Zhang Ga (1963)
Directors: Cui Wei, Ouyang Hongying
Starring: Angis, Zhang Ying, Ge Cunzhuang, Yu Zhongyi and other starring
The film is adapted from Xu Guangyao's novel "Little Soldier Zhang Ga", which tells the story of Xiao Gazi, who became a veritable eight-way warrior under the guidance of Old Uncle Zhong, Old Uncle Luo, District Captain and Grandmother. The film has become an important memory for generations of children growing up.
09
Mine Warfare (1963)
Directors: Tang Yingqi, Xu Da
Starring: Bai Dajun, Wu Jianhai, etc
Originally a military film produced by bayi Film Studio, Mine Warfare was screened nationwide as a feature film in 1963. The film is based on the story of the people of Haiyang County, Shandong Province, who used earthen explosives to make mines and fight against the Japanese Kou. The unity, wisdom, and bravery of the militia heroes in the film are in stark contrast with the cunning and cruelty of the Japanese Kou, and the two sides highlight their respective combat characteristics in the continuous competition. The film won a commemorative award at the 14th Vienna Film Festival.
10
Tunnel Warfare (1965)
Director: Ren Xudong
Starring: Zhu Longguang, Daniel Zhang Hand, etc
The film tells the story of the people of Hebei Province, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, in order to crush the enemy's "sweeping", the people of Hebei Province, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, innovatively used the struggle method of tunnel warfare to fight against the Japanese invaders. In the film, Gao Chuanbao, the militia captain played by Zhu Longguang, led the team members to carry out sparrow battles, sabotage battles, firecracker battles and other tactics against the Japanese puppet army at the black wind mouth, which made the audience enjoy watching it. At present, the network rating of the show is still as high as 8.2 points.
11
Blood Battle Taierzhuang (1986)
Directors: Yang Guangyuan, Zhai Junjie
Starring: Shao Honglai, Chu Guoliang, etc
An inch of mountains and rivers and an inch of blood, the film positively shows the heroic deeds of the Kuomintang soldiers and the Japanese army in a bloody battle, of which many scenes in the film, the actors are crying and filming, the network score is as high as 8.4 points. It is said that shortly after Chiang Ching-kuo watched the film that year, he decided to agree to allow Kuomintang veterans to return to the mainland to visit their relatives.
12
Red Sorghum (1987)
Director: Zhang Yimou
Starring: Jiang Wen, Gong Li
The first part of "Red Sorghum" has nothing to do with the anti-Japanese resistance. But at the end of the film, when Jiu'er, played by Gong Li, was killed by the machine gun on the Japanese military vehicle, "my grandfather" Yu Zhan'ao led the guys of the shochu factory to hold the fire can and the earth mine rushed to the Japanese military vehicle again and again. The film won the Golden Bear at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival, becoming the first Asian film to receive the award.
13
Sanmao's Journey from the Army (1992)
Director: Zhang Jianya
Starring: Jia Lin, Wei Zongwan, Sun Feihu and other starring
Based on the comic of the same name by writer Zhang Leping, it tells the story of Sanmao's transformation from a stray child to a soldier during the "War of Resistance", he experienced a series of bizarre and funny experiences, and finally remained homeless. The film is a poignant satire on the absurdity of war and is a film of creative black humor.
14
Nanjing 1937 (1996)
Director: Wu Ziniu
Starring: Qin Han, Rene Liu, etc
The film is a film set in the theme of the "Nanjing Massacre", focusing on the encounter of a Chinese-Japanese family in the Nanjing Massacre, examining the heinous crimes committed by the Japanese army in China from the perspective of a Japanese woman, and trying to show the complexity of the invaders from the perspective of human nature through detailed descriptions, but the film's alternative and unique perspective is also resisted by some audiences.
15
National Anthem (1999)
Starring: He Zhengjun, Chen Kun, etc
The film tells the story of Tian Han, Nie Er, and others who were actively engaged in anti-Japanese drama activities in Shanghai, who threw themselves into the anti-Japanese salvation movement because of the outbreak of the "1.28" Songhu War of Resistance. When Tian Han learned the news that Qi Baishan had sacrificed his life for the country, he wrote the masterpiece "March of the Volunteer Army" in grief and indignation. The script of the "National Anthem" lasted more than three years, and three writers wrote and adapted the "National Anthem". In order to pursue the excellence of production, the crew also built an old street in Shanghai, reproducing the natural features and cultural landscapes of old Shanghai in the 1930s.
16
Purple Sun (2001)
Director: Feng Xiaoning
Starring: Tomoya Tomida, Tomoe Maeda, Anna Jenilarova, etc
Set against the backdrop of the end of World War II in 1945, the film tells the story of how three young people of different nationalities, after undergoing a major life-and-death test, turned from hostility to friends. The film not only presents the big proposition of cherishing peace from many angles, but also ruthlessly exposes the atrocities of Japanese militarism.
17
On the Taihang Mountains (2005)
Directors: Wei Lian, Shen Dong, Chen Jian
Starring: Wang Wufu, Zong Liqun, Li Shusheng, etc
The film tells the story of the Japanese invasion of China after the outbreak of World War II, and the North China region became the main breakthrough point of the Japanese army because of its strategic location. Zhu De, commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, led the story of the three main divisions of the Eighth Route Army that had just been reorganized to cross the Yellow River in the east to establish the Taihang Mountain base area.
18
Nanjing! nanking! (2009)
Director: Lu Chuan
Starring: Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan, etc
After the film's release, the reputation was mixed, and "Story" author Robert McKee believed that the film was one of the best war films in China, and many viewers believed that the film was too kind to the Japanese. In any case, through lu Jianxiong played by Liu Ye, Tang Tianxiang played by Fan Wei, Jiang Shuyun played by Gao Yuanyuan, and Xiao Jiang played by Jiang Yiyan, the film reflects that even if it is doomed to be a futile rebellion, the ordinary people in China are still righteous and brave to move forward.
19
The Thirteen Nobles of Jinling (2011)
Starring: Christian Bell, Ni Ni, etc
Based on the novel of the same name by writer Yan Geling, the film tells the story of an American who pretended to be a priest to save people, a group of female students hiding in the church, 13 wind and dust women who escaped from the war, and soldiers and wounded soldiers who resisted to the death after being invaded by the Japanese army in 1937, who put down their lives and deaths in a time of crisis and went to a tragic death covenant.
20
Battle of the Hundred Regiments (2015)
Director: Ning Haiqiang
Starring: Tao Zeru, Liu Zhibing, Tang Guoqiang, etc
The film was filmed to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. It tells that in 1940, when the world anti-fascist battlefield entered the most difficult period, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, and other leaders of the Communist Party of China were worried about China's future and destiny, and they decided that the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army should stand up, break the argument of subjugation and surrender, and inject hope into the world anti-fascist battlefield. In the end, under the command of deputy commander Peng Dehuai and deputy chief of staff Zuo Quan, the Hundred Regiments War was launched, giving the Japanese army that invaded China a blow. The grandeur of the film and the exquisite production are rare in recent years.
Source: Yixi Public Account | Reporter Wang Jinyue
Edit: Guan Yiwen
Process Editor: Dan Guo