Sayon no Kane

[Machine Translation] [The bell of mourning rings for the beautiful maiden who died so quickly. A joint production of the Taiwan Governor-General's Office, the Manchuria Film Association, and Shochiku. --When Taiwan (Republic of China) was still under Japanese military rule, there was a beautiful daughter in the mountainous region of the Takasago tribe. Her name is Sa-Yeon (Li Xiang-Lan). The young men of the village were concerned about how they could win her heart. The young men were the first to confess their love to her. But for some reason, Sa-yeon just shakes her head. She has a young man named Sabro (Shimazaki Ritsu) who she has pledged her future to. Sablo had been selected from his village to study in Japan as an outstanding student. The day came when Saburo returned to the village as a fine young man with a completely different look. However, tragedy awaits him at the peak of his happiness...

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[松竹映画 銀幕の名花 傑作選] はかなく散った美しき乙女をしのび哀悼の鐘は鳴り響く。台湾総督府、満州映画協会、松竹合作映画。 ――台湾 (中華民国)がまだ日本軍の支配下におかれていた頃、山岳地方に住む高砂族に美しい娘がいた。名はサヨン (李香蘭)といった。村の若者達の関心はどうすればサヨンの心をつかむことが出来るかということに注がれていた。我先にとばかり愛を告白する若者たち。しかし、なぜかサヨンは首を横に振るばかりであった。彼女には将来を誓い合ったサブロ (島崎溌)という青年がいたのだ。サブロは村から選抜された優秀な学生として日本に留学していた。そのサブロが見違えるような立派な若者となって村へ帰ってくる日が来た。しかし幸福の絶頂を迎えたサヨンに悲劇が待ち構えていたとは・・・。