China Night
1940, Japanese. Directed by Osamu Fushimizu.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 2 January 1940
- Original title
- 支那の夜
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Hideo Oguni
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China Night runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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China Night isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1940. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like China Night?
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Who directed China Night?
China Night (1940) was directed by Osamu Fushimizu and stars Kazuo Hasegawa, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Kamatari Fujiwara.