The Refugee
1955, Japanese. Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura.
A Chinese medical student named Gan Shosho finds himself cut off from his homeland as he is studying in Japan during the outbreak of the war. Despite his difficult circumstances, he finds love in the form of Sachiko and the two marry. They later travel to Nanjing to live a new life together where Sachiko and Shaochang cooperate with the Japanese-backed government. Their ultimate hope is to secure peace but their idealism is not enough to keep them together through brutal times and with the end of the war the two find themselves facing a divorce... --Osaka Asian Film Festival
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 3 May 1955
- Original title
- 亡命記
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Toshio Shiina
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The Refugee runs 135 minutes (2h 15m).
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Who directed The Refugee?
The Refugee (1955) was directed by Yoshitarō Nomura and stars Keiko Kishi, Keiji Sada, Shin Saburi.