The Lady from Chung King is a film that debuted in the early 1940's, starring famous actress Anna May Wong. In this film she plays Madam Kwan Mei, the leader of a band of rebels who reside in a rural section of China.
In the film's setting, during this time, Japanese militia are currently occupying this area of China. Kwan Mei poses as an aristocrat; a high member of society, in order to infiltrate the Japanese military. She attempts to gain the trust of Japanese General Kaimura so that she can learn exactly what it is he is plotting. Kwan Mei is also looking to rescue two American pilots whom she believes can help their cause against the occupying Japanese military.
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