The Chinese Widow
Directed by Bille August
It’s 1941 and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has destroyed America’s morale. The US President Franklin D. Roosevelt then decides to risk it all by bombing Tokyo and raise more hope for his citizens. After completing its mission, a unit of the US Air Force is forced to make an emergency landing in China. Its commander Jack Turner (Emilie Hirsch) barely survives but gets rescued by Ying (Crystal Liu), a local widow who will stop at nothing to hide him from the Japanese occupant.
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Top cast
Liu Yifei
Ying
Emile Hirsch
Jack Turner
Fangcong Li
Niuniu
Kevin Yan
Kai
Yu Shaoqun
Jun
Vincent Riotta
Jimmy Doolittle
Tsukagoshi Hirotaka
Shimamoto
Gallen Lo Ka-Leung
Captain Hsu
Shu Yaoxuan
Gong Hanlin
Ying's father-in-law
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Where can I watch The Chinese Widow online?
As of September 1, 2026, The Chinese Widow is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Kanopy, and Hoopla in United States. Use the country selector above to check availability in other regions — streaming rights are licensed per country, so catalogues differ.
Is The Chinese Widow on Netflix?
No — The Chinese Widow is not currently on Netflix in any of the countries we track. In United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Kanopy, and Hoopla instead.
Can I rent or buy The Chinese Widow online?
Yes. In United States, The Chinese Widow can be rented on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home and purchased on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home.
In which countries can I stream The Chinese Widow?
As of September 1, 2026, The Chinese Widow is included with a streaming subscription (or free with ads) in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States, among the countries we track.
Streaming availability last checked on September 1, 2026. Catalogues change frequently — data from TMDB and JustWatch.
