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
The Refugee explores themes of japan, refugee, world war ii. It is available to stream for free in HD on Ernax — no account required.
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 135 min
Director: Yoshitarō Nomura
Writers: Toshio Shiina
Cast: Keiko Kishi, Keiji Sada, Shin Saburi, Yūnosuke Itō, Chishū Ryū, Celia Paul, Chen Yu-Hsin, Hung Mei, Matsuko Shiga, Kamon Kawamura, Aizo Tamashima, Toshiko Kobayashi
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Themes: japan, refugee, world war ii, 1950s, nanjing
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