China Night (1940)

Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan rescued from the streets by a kindly Japanese merchant marine officer. Part spy thriller and part Shanghai travelogue, it was part of a popular series known as "Chinese Continental Friendship" made by the occupying Japanese in China.

Released Jan. 2, 1940 89 min None+

Genres: Drama

Production Companies: Zhonghua Film Corporation, Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese, Mandarin