Chinese Look

Movie · 1h 30m

Starring Zhang Guangbei, 张倩如, Shu Yaoxuan, Song Chunli

This 2013 film is set during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Guo Chunyuan, a traditional Chinese herbalist, is compelled by the Japanese to heal the daughter of a local commander's arm. The movie explores debates of modernity and self-strengthening that were occurring within China at the time through the protagonist, Guo Chunyuan