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About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.

Storm over the Yangtze River tells the true story of undercover intelligence agent "Yangtze Number One" and his colleagues in Jianli County of Hubei Province, who risk their lives to carry out the "Dead Bridge Plan" to secure the "Yangtze 180 Blockade". Li Lihua gives an iconic performance as a strong and charming agent of an intelligence unit, engaging in a risky mission to save her unit chief-cum-lover, who is regarded as a traitor but actually is a double-dealing agent against the Japanese occupation. The film garnered four awards at the 1969 Golden Horse Awards, including Best Leading Actor and Best Leading Actress.

Li Li-Hua
Zhuo Jian Chen

Ko Chun-Hsiung
Li Tiesheng

Ou Wei
Captain Miyamoto

Peter Yang Kwan
Wang Dan

Tsui Fu-Sheng
Zhang Cheng

Sun Yueh
Huang Lin
Li Ying

Chang Mei-Yao

Ko Hsiang-Ting
Hua Chen-Chen
Tang Yi
Storm Over the Yangtse River is a thriller, drama, war film released in 1969. Directed by Hsia Tsu-hui, it stars Li Li-Hua, Ko Chun-Hsiung, Ou Wei. Storm over the Yangtze River tells the true story of undercover intelligence agent "Yangtze Number One" and his colleagues in Jianli County of Hubei Province, who risk their lives to carry out the "Dead Bridge Plan" to secure the "Yangtze 180 Blockade". Li Lihua gives an iconic performance as a strong and charming agent of an intelligence unit, engaging in a risky mission to save her unit chief-cum-lover, who is regarded as a traitor but actually is a double-dealing agent against the Japanese occupation. The film garnered four awards at the 1969 Golden Horse Awards, including Best Leading Actor and Best Leading Actress.
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