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Instantaneous TransfigurationXiao Caiweng, 1925 A warlord is transformed by his conversion to Buddhism, sends away his soldiers and his wives, and becomes a hermit.

Regret for the Past (Houhui)Shi Hua, 1981 Story of a young couple who break conventions, with fatal consequences. Based on Lu Xun's short story. Beautiful recreation of old Peking.

The Sand Pebbles Robert Wise, 1966 An American gunboat rescues missionaries caught up in the revolutionary fighting in 1926. Atmospheric. Stars Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, and Candice Bergen (as a missionary).

Shanghai Express Josef von Sternberg, 1932 A dramatic film noir, with Marlene Dietrich in one of the roles of her life as a Shanghai madam, traveling on a train hijacked by warlord troops.