1930s film set in Manchuria?

[Melek Ortabasi]

Dear Michael,

Thanks for the reference!

Best,
Melek

>Setsuko Hara winds up in Manchuria at the very end of (Dr.) Arnold Fanck's
>ludicrous "Daughtter of the Samurai" (a/k/a The New Earth) from 1937 (or so),
>
>On Friday 09 December 2005 18:04, Melek Ortabasi wrote:
>>  Hello all,
>>
>>  A reference question for the early film specialists out there. In the
>>  animated feature _Millennium Actress_, which makes many references to
>>  actual films, the protagonist's debut is in a late-1930's film in
>>  which she plays an (army?) nurse in Manchuria (Florence
>>  Nightingale-style beaproned look). _MA_ does very little to suggest a
>>  storyline; as elsewhere in the film, it's more about capturing the
>>  "look" and setting as a backdrop to the actress' story. I'm trying to
>>  figure out if it's just a general reference to the type of film that
>>  would have featured the colonies as an "exotic" locale, or whether
>  > this could possibly be an actual film. Does anyone know offhand?
>  >
>  > Best regards,
>  > Melek


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Melek Ortabasi
Department of Comparative Literature