List of Chinese films of the 1940s

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This is a list of films produced in the Republican period and initial Communist period of China ordered by year of release in the 1940s.

For an alphabetical listing of Chinese films see Category:Chinese films.

1940[]

Title Chinese Title Director Actors Genre Notability
中國泰山歷險記 Lai Cheuk-Cheuk Adventure/Romance Adapted from Tarzan of the Apes
蘇三艷史 Zhou Xuan Drama
火的洗禮 Sun Yu Zhang Ruifang,
 War
黑天堂 Zhou Xuan,
 Drama
Confucius 孔夫子 Fei Mu Tang Huaiqiu Biographical/Historical
鄉下大姑娘 Wang Yin Drama
Dong Xiaowan 董小宛 Zhang Shichuan,
 Zhou Xuan,
 Alternate title: The Story of Dong Xiaowan
瀟湘秋雨 ,
Bu Wancang		 Chen Yunshang,
 Drama
碧玉簪 Bu Wancang Chen Yunshang Romance Based on a Yue opera
花魁女 Wu Yonggang Chen Yen-yen,
Liu Qiong		 Romance/Costume
,
Wang Yin		 Romance Based on a folk legend
Ge Neniang 葛嫩娘 ,
 Historical/Drama Alternate title: Grudges at the End of the Ming
Guan Yin, a Bodhisattva 觀世音 Yan Youxiang
紅線盜盒 Li Pingqian Historical/Action
隱身女俠 Li Lihua
隨宮春色 Chen Yen-yen,
Liu Qiong		 Historical/Romance
Li Xiangjun 李香君 Drama Based on The Peach Blossom Fan
Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai 梁山伯與祝英台 Yueh Feng ,
 Romance/Costume Based on the Butterfly Lovers
東亞之��� War
濟公活佛 Biographical
孟麗君 Zhang Shichuan Zhou Xuan,
 Romance/Costume Alternate title: Magnificent Relationship (華麗緣)
珍珠塔 ,
 Romance Sound remake of the 1926 silent of the same title
絕代佳人 Hu Die Biographical/Historical Last days of the Ming dynasty, focusing on the role played by famous beauty Chen Yuanyuan
Alternate title: Chen Yuanyuan the Beauty
紅粉金戈 Wu Yonggang ,
 Historical/Action
白雪公主 Wu Yonggang Fantasy Live-action adaptation of the 1937 Disney film
Alternate title: China Princess Snow White (中國白雪公主)
秦良玉 Bu Wancang Chen Yunshang Biographical/Historical Based on the life and career of female general Qin Liangyu
Qin Xianglian 秦香蓮 Wen Yimin ,
 Crime Non-musical adaptation of Chen Shimei, one of the cases of Bao Zheng
西廂記 Zhang Shichuan Zhou Xuan Musical remake of the 1927 silent film of the same title
Zhang Shichuan Romance Adapted from a novel by Zhang Henshui
塞上風雲 Ying Yunwei Li Lili,
Shu Xiuwen		 War First film to show Chinese minority people joining the anti-Japanese resistance
蘇武牧羊 Bu Wancang Chen Yunshang,
 Biographical/Historical The story of Han Dynasty diplomat Su Wu
風雪太行山 He Mengfu Xie Tian War Alternate title: Struggle on Taihang Mountain
長空萬裡 Sun Yu ,
Bai Yang,
Jin Yan,
Wang Renmei		 War "National Defense" film made in unoccupied West China. Alternate English title: Wings of China
天涯歌女 Zhou Xuan Drama
Yan Xijiao 閻惜嬌 Yueh Feng ,
 Based on a chapter in Water Margin
Yanmen Pass 雁門關 ,
 Historical/War
Youth of China 青年中國 Tao Jin,
Bai Yang		 War
岳飛精忠報國 Wu Yonggang Liu Qiong Historical/War Story of the Song dynasty general Yue Fei
Alternate Chinese titles: 尽忠報國, 精忠報國

1941[]

Title Chinese Title Director Actors Genre Notability
A Girl in Wartime 亂世佳人 Chen Yunshang,
Liu Qiong
 Historical/War
夫婦之道 Zhang Shichuan,
 Drama
碧海青天 Yueh Feng ,
陳查禮大破隱身術 ,
,
Gong Qiuxia		 Mystery A Charlie Chan mystery. Alternate title: Charlie Chan Uncovers the Secrets
返魂香 Zhu Shilin Ying Yin War/Romance
地老天荒 Bai Hong,
 Drama
家 Bu Wancang,
Li Pingqian		 Drama Adaptation of Ba Jin's novel
Heartbroken 斷腸花 Wang Yin ,
Liu Qiong		 Romance/War
孤島春秋 ,
,
Bai Hong
碧蘿公主 Zhu Shilin
Princess Iron Fan 鐵扇公主 Wan brothers Animation First Chinese animated feature film
Robber in Black 黑衣盜 Chen Huanwen Shangguan Yunzhu Mystery
亂世風光 Wu Renzhi Shi Hui,

 Drama
春風回夢記 Yueh Feng ,
 Romance

1942[]

Title Chinese Title Director Actors Genre Notability
小姐的秘密 Wen Yimin Drama
一夜銷魂 Wen Yimin ,

 Drama
淚洒相思地 ,
Shangguan Yunzhu
 Tragedy
學府風光 ,

 Comedy
Various Ensemble cast Anthology Collection of 11 short stories illustrating universal brotherhood
Zhu Shilin ,
 Drama
Bu Wancang Chen Yunshang,

 Drama
梅花落 ,

 Drama Remake of the 1927 silent film of the same title. Released in two parts.
大飯店 Mei Qi ,

 Drama Remake of the 1932 American film of the same title
歡樂年年 Chen Yunshang,
Ma-Xu Weibang Li Lihua,
Huang He
 Adventure
Romance in Spring 春水情波 Huang Han ,
Ouyang Sha-fei
 Drama Remake of the 1933 film of the same title
Roses Are Blooming Everywhere Gong Qiuxia,

 Romance
重見光明 Bu Wancang Chen Yunshang,
 Drama
玉碎珠圓 Bai Hong,
標准夫人 Bu Wancang Chen Yen-yen,
 Drama Alternate title: Repentance (懺悔)
奇女子 Wen Yimin Li Lihua,
,

 Drama
Two Generations of Women Bu Wancang ,
Wang Danfeng
洞房花燈夜 Zhu Shilin Chen Yen-yen,
Liu Qiong		 Drama

1943[]

Title Chinese Titles Director Actors Genre Notability
Zhu Shilin ,

 Comedy
Bu Wancang Zhou Xuan Romance Yu Jia Nu
Eternity 萬世流芳 Bu Wancang,
Ma-Xu Weibang		 Chen Yunchang Drama Controversial film on the Opium War, produced under the Japanese occupation
日本間諜 Yuan Congmei ,
,
many others		 Drama Adaptation of Amleto Vespa's Secret Agent of Japan. Made in China's wartime capital of Chungking.

1944[]

Title Chinese Title Director Actors Genre Notability
氣壯山河 Li Lili,
 War Made in China's wartime capital of Chungking
Dream of the Red Chamber Bu Wancang Zhou Xuan Drama Adaptation of the classic Chinese novel

1945[]

Title Chinese Title Director Actors Genre Notability
血濺櫻花 Li Lili War
還我故鄉 Shi Dongshan Tao Jin,
 War
警魂歌 Tang Xiaodan ,

 Alternate Chinese title: 敢死警備隊

1946[]

Title Chinese Title Director Actors Genre Notability
鶯飛人間 ,
,
聖城記 Shen Fu Bai Yang,
,
鐵骨冰心 Liu Qiong,
忠義之家 Wu Yonggang Liu Qiong,
Qin Yi
民族的火花 Wang Danfeng,
天字第一號 ,
He Bin,
Zhou Chu

1947[]

Title Chinese Title Director Actors Genre Notability
鬆花江上 Jin Shan Zhang Ruifang,
 War
天堂春夢 Tang Xiaodan Shangguan Yunzhu Drama
Eight Thousand Li of Cloud and Moon 八千里路雲和月 Shi Dongshan Bai Yang Drama
Emperor's Dream Animation
Far Away Love 遙遠的愛 Chen Liting Zhao Dan,
Qin Yi,
Wu Yin		 Drama
Long Live the Missus! 太太萬歲 Shi Hui,
Shangguan Yunzhu		 Romantic Comedy
Night Inn 夜店 Huang Zuolin Zhou Xuan,
Wei Wei		 Drama Adaptation of Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths
假��虛凰 Huang Zuolin Shi Hui,
Li Lihua,
 Comedy
Rhapsody of Happiness 幸福狂想曲 Chen Liting Zhao Dan,
Huang Zongying		 Drama Written by
The Spring River Flows East 一江春水向東流 Zheng Junli,
Cai Chusheng		 Bai Yang,
Tao Jin,
Shu Xiuwen,
Shangguan Yunzhu		 Drama

1948[]

Title Chinese Title Director Actors Genre Notability
Go After an Easy Prey 瓮中捉鳖 Animation North East Film Studio
Myriad of Lights 萬家燈火 Shen Fu Shangguan Yunzhu,
Lan Ma,
Wu Yin		 Drama
A Wedding in the Dream 生死恨 Fei Mu Mei Lanfang Musical/Opera First Chinese color film
Spring in a Small Town 小城之春 Fei Mu Wei Wei,
Li Wei		 Romantic Drama Named the greatest Chinese language film made by the Hong Kong Film Awards

1949[]

Title Chinese Title Director Actors Genre Notability
Bridge 橋 War First post-revolution Chinese film
Crows and Sparrows 烏鴉與麻雀 Zheng Junli Zhao Dan,
Shangguan Yunzhu,
Sun Daolin		 Drama Post-revolution Chinese film
中華女兒 Ling Zifeng
 War Post-revolution Chinese film
母親 Shi Hui Qin Yi Drama
三毛流浪記 ,
 Wang Longji,
Lin Zhen		 Drama Kunlun Film Company production, also known as The Winter of Three Hairs. Post-revolution Chinese film
Ai le zhongnian (Sorrows and Joys of Middle Age) 哀樂中年 Shi Hui Drama
Women Side by Side 麗人行 Chen Liting Sha Li,
Huang Zongying,
Shangguan Yunzhu		 Drama Also known as Three Women and Female Fighter

Mainland Chinese Film Production Totals[]

Year Total Films[1]
1940 59
1941 108
1942 33
1943 1
1944 1
1945 3
1946 6
1947 39
1948 75
1949 44

See also[]

Sources[]

  • 中国影片大典 Encyclopaedia of Chinese Films. 1931-1949.9, 故事片·戏曲片. (2005). Zhong guo ying pian da dian: 1931-1949.9. Beijing: 中国电影出版社 China Movie Publishing House. ISBN 7-106-02414-7
  • 中国影片大典 Encyclopaedia of Chinese Films. 1949.10-1976, 故事片·戏曲片. (2001). Zhong guo ying pian da dian: 1949.10-1976. Beijing: 中国电影出版社 China Movie Publishing House. ISBN 7-106-01508-3

References[]

  1. ^ From Encyclopaedia of Chinese Films table of contents. This does not include films produced by studios under the control of occupying Japanese forces.

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