Today Is My Day Off (1959)
It is policeman Ma Tianmin’s day off, and his chief’s wife has fixed him up with Liu Ping, a young woman she knows. But, on his way to keep the date, Ma, who embodies all the qualities of an exemplary member of the new communist society, stops many times to help people in need. In a Shanghai fully involved in the Great Leap Forward, will the kind-hearted socialist hero get the girl?
Director: Ren Lu
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Baoluo Li as |
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Ma Ji as |
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Shangguan Yunzhu as |
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Zhong Xinghuo as Policeman |
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Xuan Jinglin as Jumin Daniang |
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Huanqing Li as Wang Xiuling |
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Jingling Hong as Zhibao Zhuren |
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Zhao Shuyin as Liu Ping |
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Shi Yuan as Luo Ailan |
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Mao Lu as Lvguan Xue Shuji |
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Chong Yu as Lvshe Fuwuyuan |
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Ming Qiang as Yu Suozhang |
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Sujiang Wang as Xiao Zuzhang |
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Su Yin as Nongtang Xiaozuzhang |
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季光 as |
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Chen Shu as 理发师 |
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Shi Yuan as 罗爱兰 |
| Camera | Guifu Zhang | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Ren Lu | Director |
| Writing | Li Tian-Ji | Writer |
| Sound | Shi Yongkang | Original Music Composer |