▁At ▁that ▁time ▁she ▁was ▁already ▁married , ▁but ▁her ▁family ▁was ▁ad am antly ▁opposed ▁to ▁her ▁acting . ▁ ▁Det erm ined ▁to ▁purs ue ▁her ▁acting ▁career , ▁she ▁divor ced ▁her ▁husband . ▁ ▁Film ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁Wu ▁Y in ▁made ▁her ▁film ▁debut ▁in ▁C ai ▁Ch ush eng ' s ▁classic ▁New ▁Women ▁st arring ▁Ru an ▁L ing y u . ▁ ▁Int rodu ced ▁by ▁Y ing ▁Y un wei , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁M ing x ing ▁Film ▁Company , ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ten ▁films ▁including ▁Cross ro ads . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Japanese ▁inv aded ▁China ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Wu ▁Y in ▁fled ▁Shang hai ▁for ▁the ▁w art ime ▁capital ▁Ch ung king , ▁where ▁she ▁acted ▁in ▁many ▁plays ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁films . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Japanese ▁surrender ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Shang hai ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Kun l un ▁Film ▁Company . ▁She ▁appeared ▁in ▁many ▁films ▁including ▁E ight ▁Th ous and ▁Li ▁of ▁Cloud ▁and ▁Moon ▁( dir . ▁Sh i ▁D ong sh an ) ▁and ▁Far ▁A way ▁Love ▁( dir . ▁Chen ▁L iting ), ▁but ▁her ▁most ▁famous ▁roles ▁were ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁moth ers ▁in ▁The ▁Spring ▁River ▁Flow s ▁East ▁( dir s . ▁Zh eng ▁Jun li ▁and ▁C ai ▁Ch ush eng ) ▁and