During the Taiping Rebellion of the mid-19th century, anti-Qing (Manchu) Chinese forces led by Taiping commander Li Xiucheng march on Shanghai. Although the Western powers are officially neutral, the British consul in Shanghai sides with the Qing imperial government, and counter to his own government's policy he retains American adventurer Frederick Townsend Ward to raise a mercenary force of foreigners in Shanghai and oppose the Taipings. Ward's force is routed, with heavy casualties, but since many of the casualties are British, the British army soon is drawn in on the side of the Qings. The only support for the Chinese comes from Japanese in Shanghai and anti-imperialist demonstrations in Japan. A family drama plays out against this historical background. After a Chinese home is destroyed by careless British shelling, killing the father and crippling a daughter, the surviving son vows revenge but begins to see that his true friends may be the Japanese.
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Signal Fires of Shanghai Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Tatsuya Ishiguro
He was 33, 54 years old when he died
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as Kuranosuke Nakamuta |
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Li Li-Hua
She was 20, 92 years old when she died
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as Wang Ying |
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Hiroshi Mizuno
He was 45, 70 years old when he died
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as Yashirô Iwase |
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Ryosuke Kagawa
He was 48, 90 years old when he died
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as Heirokurô Numata |
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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
He was 42, 68 years old when he died
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as Saisuke Godai |
Signal Fires of Shanghai Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Hiroshi Inagaki as Director. He was 38 (74) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Fuji Yahiro as Screenplay. He was 40 (82) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Griffin Yueh Feng as Director. |
Directing |
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Doe Ching as Screenplay. He was 29 (54) years old when He died
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Writing |
