 After the destruction of Mingxing's studio by Japanese bombing during the 1937 Battle of Shanghai, Zhang Shichuan made films for the China United Film Production Company (Zhonglian) in Japanese-occupied Shanghai, which led to accusations of treason after the surrender of Japan in 1945.He never recovered from the humiliation, and died in 1953 or 1954.Zhang Shichuan was born Zhang Weitong (张伟通) in Beilun, Ningbo, Zhejiang province.