The Lights of Ten Thousand Homes

The Lights of Ten Thousand Homes (1948)

6.4 114 min Movie
Drama

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.

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Cast

Shangguan Yunzhu Shangguan Yunzhu
Lan Ma Lan Ma
Wu Yin Wu Yin
Huang Yan Huang Yan
Qi Mengshi Qi Mengshi
Qi Heng Qi Heng
Wang Longji Wang Longji
Wang Ping Wang Ping Mrs. Chen
Wu Yin Wu Yin (as Yin Wu)
Qiaqia Shi Qiaqia Shi Ni Ni
Qi Mengshi Qi Mengshi Photographer
Gao Zheng Gao Zheng Chiang Kuang Chao

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