The Music Box

The Japanese invade Shanghai in 1937. Hairdresser Lu Ping flees the city after he accidentally cuts the throat of a Japanese soldier. He hides out in a small village,working for Master Song.The music box containing his haircutting equipment attracts the attention of Song’s daughter, the beautiful Jiayi. Despite her engagement to jealous KMT Commander Ye, Lu and Jiayi become close.When the village is invaded, Lu Ping slashes his hand rather than become a barber for the Japanese army. In the turmoil of war, Jiayi marries Ye. After the Japanese surrender in 1945, Lu Ping returns to Shanghai. There he encounters Yu Mian, who has attracted the attentions of a certain Commander Ye...

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Direction: Chen Yifei

Script: Chen Yifei, Fan Yiping from an original story by Fan Yiping

Cinematography: Wang Xiaoming

Editing: Alan Poon

Sound: Xin Zhan

Music: Xi Qiming

Actors: Chen Kun (Lu Ping), Zeng Li (Jiayi), Liu Guanjun (Ye Jiangtian),Wang Yajie (Yu Mian), Ren Guangzhi (Song Fengnian), Bi Yuanjin, Li Lihong, Qin Weidong,Wei Zongwan, Peng Guobin

Production: Beijing Film Studio of China Film Group Corp & Shanghai Chen Yifei Architectural & Environmental Art Co

Producers: Chen Yifei,Yang Buting, Han Sanping, Song Meiying, Ren Zhonglun, Li Bolun, Dong Ping, Jiang Tao

Sets: Wang Xingchang & Zhang Hui

Format: 35mm

Color: Color

Production Country: China

Production Year: 2006

Duration: 101’

Chen Yifei

He began his career in oil painting after receiving his Master’s Degree in Αrt in New York. He produced and directed his first feature, Reveries on Old Shanghai, coming to international attention when his second feature, Evening Liaison, premiered at Cannes. Chen Yifei passed away in 2005, after spending three years on The Music Box.