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FEATURE FILMS
Many of the films and videos presented on e-Asia's pages are streamed from the Internet Archive of motion pictures, a truly outstanding repository of film and other digital objects. Since these films are streamed, you may experience viewing pauses if the net traffic is heavy or if your connection is not optimal. See the Internet Archive for a variety of downloading options. Javascript needs to be enabled on your browser..  Looking for articles on East Asian cinema?
Princess Iron Fan 鐵扇公主 (Tieshan gongzhu / 1941) is China's first feature length animated cartoon. In Mandarin but English language subtitles can be downloaded. Quality of this film is not the best (even though it has been tweaked extensively)
The Conceited General 骄傲的将军 (Jiaoaode jiangjun / 1956). Pride, conceit, and arrogance come before the fall ....
 Spring in a Small Town 小城之春 (Xiaocheng zhi chun / 1948) A terminally ill husband and his young wife live in a quiet smalltown. One day the husband's best friend, who happens to be the wife's former lover, comes to town for a visit ...
In Mandarin without subtitles. According to the Internet Archive, this film is ". . . seen by many as the greatest Chinese film ever."
 The Spring River Flows East (一江春水向東流：八年離亂 ): Part 1: Eight War Torn Years 八年離亂 ; Part 2: The Dawn 天亮前後.
Released in 1947. In Mandarin Chinese. No English subtitles.
The Red Detachment of Women 红色娘子军 (1972) is a political ballet, where women are liberated by joining the People's Liberation Army. Weak women become strong women in military uniforms. An important ballet of the Cultural Revolution period. See Wikipedia entry for extensive details.
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