The Lights of Ten Thousand Homes (1948)

6.4/10 114 min Drama

Overview

This tale of familial warfare and sacrifice takes place in hard-pressed Shanghai at the end of the 1940s. Hu Zhiqing can barely support his wife and children, and his situation is worsened by the unexpected arrival of his mother, brother and sister-in-law. When he is fired by his unscrupulous boss, the whole family becomes embroiled in one emotional/economic struggle after another.

Cast

Shangguan Yunzhu

Lan Ma

Wu Yin

Huang Yan

Qi Mengshi

Qi Heng

Wang Longji

Wu Yin

(as Yin Wu)

Qi Mengshi

Photographer

Gao Zheng

Chiang Kuang Chao

Huanqing Li

A Zhen

Fu Huizhen

Sheng Xi

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