The Lost Gaze 失灭的眼眸
Synopsis
May 1944, Harbin, Northeastern China under the rule of Imperial Japan.
As the puppet state of Manchuria declines, the United Front in the Northeastern provinces suffers a severe blow: a single lapse exposes many, intertwining their fates. The story of a young man and a young woman reaches a climax.
The young man is the head of the Special Higher Police, a former medical prodigy who had to leave school. His sole wish is to take his blind sister and his lover away from Manchuria and back to his homeland.
The young woman is an undercover intelligence officer for the Chinese Communist Anti-Japanese Alliance within the police department. She is trying to rescue comrades and save the United Front during the crisis. However, an unexpected letter reveals a series of secrets: her father’s fate being uncertain, her lover being embroiled in internal conflict, and more…
Now they both remain in Manchuria. In a tiny room of Unit 731, some cruel truth is about to be revealed.
This is a game of power that resembles the mirrors. Amid the infinite reflections of the mirrors, we question the truth; in the abyss of the truth, we are not alone.
We are together.
如果你身处黑暗,你会甘愿被黑暗淹没吗?
眼眸中的光明,若不能点燃一切,
那就让它在依旧热烈时熄灭。
If you find yourself in darkness, would you willingly be submerged by it?
If the light in your eyes cannot set everything on fire,
then let it extinguish while it is still fervent.
The Lost Gaze (2020)
Written-directed by Miao Chen
Full-length play history/war/romance
Shortlisted and produced in 2020 Lao She Cultivation Program for Young Talents in Theatre
persona
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渡边明 watanabe akira
The head of the Special Higher Police, a former medical prodigy who had to leave school. His sole wish is to take his blind sister Norika and his lover Ning away from Manchuria and back to his homeland.
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渡边纪香 watanabe norika
Akira's younger sister. She used to get training as a nurse, but she quit and worked for a chemical plant to support her brother’s study. She lost her eyes in a workplace accident.
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穆宁 Mu Ning
An undercover intelligence officer for the Chinese Communist Anti-Japanese Alliance within the police department. As a key figure to save the Alliance from crisis, she struggles over her feelings for “the enemy” Akira.
紀香の手紙があるか。
Is there a letter from Norika?
算卦的告诉我,开了春就能见到你。
The fortune teller said I can meet you this spring.
theatre live moments
2020.12.24.
318 International Art Park, Chaoyang, Beijing
2020 Lao She Cultivation Program for Young Talents in Theatre
Poster & photo credits: Yuyao Tian & 熠演工作室, Huifang Chu
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