The Good Earth (film) The Good Earth (film) The Good Earth is a 1937 American drama film about Chinese farmers who struggle to survive. It was adapted by Talbot Jennings, Tess Slesinger, and Claudine West from the play by Owen Davis and Donald Davis, which was in itself based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck. The film was directed by Sidney Franklin, with uncredited contributions by Victor Fleming and Gustav Machaty. The film stars Paul Muni as Wang Lung. For her role as his wife O-Lan, Luise Rainer won an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Sai Taku Sai Han (Chatan Yara), and Sai On (蔡温). Sai Taku , also known by the Japanese-style name , was a Ryukyuan aristocrat and bureaucrat in the royal government of Ryūkyū Kingdom. Sai Taku was born in Kumemura on January 4, 1645. His ancestor was Cai Xiang. He took part in the compilation of "Rekidai Hōan", an official compilation of diplomatic documents of the royal government. In 1697, he was ordered to translate "Chūzan Seikan" (中山世鑑), an official history book, into Chinese, and renamed it "Chūzan Seifu" (中山世譜). Sai Taku was also a poet, many poems were included in his poetry