''800 Heroes'' () is a 1938 Chinese

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

war War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Ying Yunwei Ying Yunwei (7 September 1904 – 17 January 1967) born in Shanghai, was a Chinese director and writer. Early life Ying Yunwei at the age of 16 was a poor student growing up. He would spend time with an apprenticeship in foreign trade. He was a ...

and written by

Yang Hansheng Yang Hansheng (阳翰笙, Yáng Hànshēng; November 2, 1902 – June 7, 1993) was a Chinese screenwriter, playwright and writer, also known under the pseudonym Huahan (华汉, Huáhàn). Biography Born as Ouyang Benyi (欧阳本义, Ōuyáng B� ...

. The film stars

Yuan Muzhi Yuan Muzhi (; March 3, 1909 – January 30, 1978) was an actor and director from the Republic of China and later of the People's Republic of China. Career As an actor, Yuan became extremely popular and took on the nickname "man with a thousand ...

Chen Bo'er Chen Bo'er (; 1907–1951) was a prolific and revolutionary left-wing Chinese actress and filmmaker in the 1930s and 40s before her premature death in 1951. She began her activism work in Shanghai, writing essays for magazines and newspapers, whe ...

, Hong Hong, and Zhang Shufan. The film is about the

Defense of Sihang Warehouse The Defense of Sihang Warehouse () took place from October 26 to November 1, 1937, and marked the beginning of the end of the three-month Battle of Shanghai in the opening phase of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Defenders of the warehouse he ...

in 1937

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

. The film was released on April 2, 1938, in China.

Plot

On August 13, 1937, the

Imperial Japanese Army The was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of the Army, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor o ...

invades Shanghai,

Xie Jinyuan Xie Jinyuan (Hsieh Chin-yuan; 26 April 1905 – 24 April 1941) was a Chinese Nationalist military officer famous for commanding the Defense of Sihang Warehouse during the Battle of Shanghai in the Second Sino-Japanese War. Biography Xie was a ...

, the Lieutenant Colonel of the 524th Regiment of the 88th Division of the

National Revolutionary Army The National Revolutionary Army (NRA; ), sometimes shortened to Revolutionary Army () before 1928, and as National Army () after 1928, was the military arm of the Kuomintang (KMT, or the Chinese Nationalist Party) from 1925 until 1947 in China ...

, leads more than 400 young officers to guard the Sihang Warehouse.

Cast

as Lieutenant Colonel

Yang Huimin Yang Huimin (; March 6, 1915 – March 9, 1992) was a Girl Guide during the 1937 Battle of Shanghai who supplied a flag and brought supplies to besieged defenders of the Sihang Warehouse. Her actions proved inspiring to the defenders, who flew ...

, a girl scout guide deliver a flag to the soldiers * Hong Hong as Yao Ruifang * Zhang Shufan as Battalion Commander Yang

Release

''800 Heroes'' was released on April 2, 1938, in China.

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