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Diaochan
Directed by Bu Wancang
Produced by Zhang Shankun
Written by Chen Dabei
Starring Gu Lanjun
Jin Shan
Distributed by Xinhua Film Company
Release date(s) 1938
Running time 87 min. Bu Wancang ( (1903 — 1974 was a prolific Chinese Film director and Screenwriter active between the 1920s and the 1960s The Xinhua Film Company ( was one of the film companies to capitalize on the popularity of the leftist film movement in 1930s Shanghai that had begun with the Mingxing The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland
Country China
Language Mandarin
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Diaochan (traditional Chinese: 貂蟬; simplified Chinese: 貂蝉; pinyin: Diāochán) is a 1938 Chinese sound film directed by Bu Wancang and produced by Zhang Shankun's Xinhua Film Company. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland The Chinese-language cinema has three distinct historical threads Cinema of Hong Kong, Cinema of China, and Cinema of Taiwan. Bu Wancang ( (1903 — 1974 was a prolific Chinese Film director and Screenwriter active between the 1920s and the 1960s The Xinhua Film Company ( was one of the film companies to capitalize on the popularity of the leftist film movement in 1930s Shanghai that had begun with the Mingxing The film is a portrayal of one of the "Four Beauties" of Ancient China, in this case the titular Diaochan, from the Three Kingdoms. The Four Beauties or Four Great Beauties ( are four ancient Chinese Women, renowned for their Beauty. Diao Chan was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. She was said to have been born in 161 or 169 AD depending on the source The Three Kingdoms period ( is a period in the History of China, part of an era of disunity called the Six Dynasties following immediately the loss of Like Diaochan, the film is also known by the literal translation of her name, the Sable Cicada.

The film, a lavish historical costume drama represented something of a revival of Chinese filmmaking in Shanghai following the occupation of the city by Japanese forces. The historical drama is a Film genre in which stories are based upon historical events and famous persons A costume drama is a Period piece in which elaborate Costumes Sets and properties are featured in order to capture the ambience of a particular Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million The Imperial Japanese Army ( IJA) ( Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國陸軍 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国陸軍 Romaji: Dai-Nippon Teikoku Under the aegis of the Xinhua Film Company, Diaochan's success allowed for significant output of wartime films from Chinese studios during the "Solitary Island" period of the late 1930s and early 1940s. The Xinhua Film Company ( was one of the film companies to capitalize on the popularity of the leftist film movement in 1930s Shanghai that had begun with the Mingxing

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Production history

Production of Diaochan, a historical epic based on the life of one of the legendary Four Beauties of China, began in January 1937 under director Bu Wancang for the Xinhua Film Company. Diao Chan was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. She was said to have been born in 161 or 169 AD depending on the source Lü Bu (died 198 was a military general and later minor Warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China. Dong Zhuo (died May 22, 192) was a powerful warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China. Wang Yun (137 AD &ndash 192 AD was the Minister over the Masses under Emperor Xian during the late Eastern Han Dynasty of China. Li Jue may refer to Li Jue (Three Kingdoms Li Jue (Kuomintang The Four Beauties or Four Great Beauties ( are four ancient Chinese Women, renowned for their Beauty. Bu Wancang ( (1903 — 1974 was a prolific Chinese Film director and Screenwriter active between the 1920s and the 1960s The Xinhua Film Company ( was one of the film companies to capitalize on the popularity of the leftist film movement in 1930s Shanghai that had begun with the Mingxing [1] Originally the film was to be part of an ambitious plan to release a film based on each beauty: Diaochan, Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, and Yang Guifei, though only Diaochan was ever made. Xi Shi (西施 Pinyin: Xī Shī c 506 BC – ? was one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China. Wang Qiang (王牆 also 王檣 王嬙 more commonly known by her style name Wang Zhaojun (王昭君 Pinyin: Wáng Zhāojūn was the consort of the Xiongnu Consort Yang Yuhuan (楊玉環 ( June 1, 719 &mdash July 15, 756) often known as Yáng Guìfēi ( (with Guifei being the highest [1] With 90% of shooting complete, however, the production was shut down with the outbreak of war with the Empire of Japan. The Second Sino-Japanese War ( July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945) was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku As a result of Japanese bombing of Shanghai, nearly all the film sets were destroyed, and most of the cast fled to the country's interior. The Battle of Shanghai was the first of the twenty-two major engagements fought between the National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China and the Imperial [1]

With the reopening of the Xinhua Film Company in late 1937, the company found itself in the center of Shanghai's "Solitary Island. The Xinhua Film Company ( was one of the film companies to capitalize on the popularity of the leftist film movement in 1930s Shanghai that had begun with the Mingxing " The company's head, Zhang Shankun announced that despite the fact the film was incomplete (and Shanghai's film infrastructure in shambles), the release of Diaochan would relaunch Shanghai's "Hollywood of the East. "[1] Zhang therefore moved production to Hong Kong, renting the Nanyue Studio in Hong Kong )a far more expensive undertaking than filming in Shanghai), and flying most of the cast to Hong Kong from the interior, not to mention transporting equipment from Shanghai. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders [2]

Using the Hong Kong studio (and Hong Kong extras), the production was completed in April of 1938. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [3]

Reception

Zhang invested heavily in the film's publicity in both Shanghai and Hong Kong, declaring the film as China's first big-budget historical epic. [4] Zhang's gamble in the expensive production and publicity would soon pay off, as Diaochan became a commercial success in both Shanghai and Hong Kong, and was even screened in Shanghai's Grand Theater, which had heretofore been reserved for first-run American-made features. [5]

Zhang then distributed the film to the United States, where it played mainly in the Chinatowns of New York City and San Francisco. A Chinatown is a section of an urban area with a large number of Chinese outside the majority-Chinese countries of Greater China. The City of New York The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city [6]

More importantly, the film renewed the fortunes of Zhang Shankun's Xinhua Film Company, which was able to sign on important talent in Shanghai,[7] which in turn would lead to the production of one of the most important and most successful films of the Solitary Island period, Bu Wancang's Mulan Joins the Army. Mulan Joins the Army is a 1939 Chinese historical war film It is one of several film adaptations of the Hua Mulan legend which have included

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Fu, p. 6
  2. ^ Fu, p. 6-7
  3. ^ Fu, p. 7
  4. ^ Fu, p. 7
  5. ^ Fu, p. 7-8
  6. ^ Fu, p. 8
  7. ^ Fu, p. 8-10

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