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Mingxing Film Company (Mingxing yingpiang gongsi) or "Star" Films was one of the largest Chinese film studios during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Founded in the early 1920s, Mingxing emerged along with Dazhonghua Baihe, and Tianyi Film Company as one of the three dominant film studios of the 1920s. During this period, all three studios were known for producing "light" entertainment. By the early 1930s, Mingxing became the leading film studio in China, with the newer Lianhua (which had co-opted Dazhonghua Baihe) as a close second. For much of the 1930s, Mingxing and Lianhua dominated the market. Tianyi also continued to produce films throughout the 1930s, though its output did not match the two leaders. In contrast both Mingxing and Lianhua became major production houses for leftist films in Shanghai.
Films made under Mingxing's banner include the famous leftist film Street Angel by Yuan Muzhi in 1937. Like Lianhua, Mingxing's production capabilities suffered significantly after the Japanese invasion and occuption of Shanghai.
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