New Heroes and Heroines (1951)
During the early War of Resistance Against Japan in Baiyangdian, Hebei, the Yanling Squad, led by Communist Party member Hei Lao Cai, conducted effective guerrilla warfare. Yang Xiaomei, fleeing abuse from her husband Zhang Jinlong, joined the squad and developed feelings for farmer Niu Dashi. Zhang Jinlong, unable to change, defected to the Japanese. As Japanese sweep operations intensified, Xiaomei, Dashi, and Zhang Jinlong faced different paths in the conflict.
- Released
- 1951-03-08
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Lü Ban, Shi Dongshan
Cast
- Xin Jin as Dashui Niu
- Xiangli Yao as Xiaomei Yang
- Zhenhe Yan as Laodie Niu
- Ying Zhao as Yang's mother
- Tian Xie as Jinlong Zhang
- Jian Li as Jinlong Zhang's mother
- Ziyue Zhao as Laocai Hei
- Guan Zongxiang as Enemy translator
- Huang Suying as Aunt Li
- Yuntai Guo as Gao
- Fangqian Chen as Kuomintang Officer B
- Chen Zhijian as Guard puppet
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