Xinghuo Zhong

Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio

Murder in 405

A murder investigation in Donghai City uncovers a larger conspiracy.

Evening Rain

At the tail end of the Cultural Revolution, Qiu Shi, a poet who has been in prison for six years, is transferred elsewhere by boat under the guard of two officers. During transit, he meets a series of passengers, who have also faced hardships in recent times.

月亮湾的笑声

Today Is My Day Off

It is policeman Ma Tianmin’s day off, and his chief’s wife has fixed him up with Liu Ping, a young woman she knows. But, on his way to keep the date, Ma, who embodies all the qualities of an exemplary member of the new communist society, stops many times to help people in need. In a Shanghai fully involved in the Great Leap Forward, will the kind-hearted socialist hero get the girl?

51 Depot

Full Circle

The residents of a nursing home sneak past security guards to compete in a nationally televised talent contest.

Legend of Tianyun Mountain

When Song Wei's fiancee Luo Qun is denounced as a right-wing traitor by Party official Wu Yao, he is sentenced to ten years' hard labor. Song Wei breaks off her engagement, and eventually marries Wu Yao. Years later, after the Cultural Revolution, political currents have shifted; Song Wei demands that her husband, now a powerful Party official, seek Luo Qun's rehabilitation, but Wu Yao has no desire to open up old political and emotional wounds.

Caravans with Ring

The government sends caravans to Miao villages periodically to provide goods which facilitate the folks. A detachment protects the caravans from robbery.

New Story of an Old Soldier

A soldier finds his new role in the transition from war time to the construction era.