An AllConsuming Love

Gao Zhijian is the good friend of married couple Li Xiangmei and Hou Xinming They live in the foreign settlement quarter of Shanghai zhijian is a teacherXinming is involved in underground work against the Jpanese while Xiangmei is a musician The Pacific War erupts the Japanese occupy the foreign settlements Xinming is called off to work for the war effort leaving behind his wife and blind mother Zhijian aids Xiangmei and her motherinlaw with financial assistance To earn money Xiangmei becomes a song girl in a dance hall through the recommendation of her friend Liu Qing arousing anger in Zhijian Zhijian is soon arrested for teaching antiJpanese propaganda to his students and it is due to Xiangmei and Liu qings efforts that he is released From thisZhijian learns of Xiangmeis difficulties and feelings of love grow between the two friends The war ends Xinming minus an arm returns to his wife and mother Seeing his friend reunited with his family Zhijian leaves