The Ballad of Yaya

1937 Yaya a wealthy 9yearold Chinese girl raised in the French Concession in Shanghai loves playing piano just like her mother When the Japanese invade China Yaya not realizing her Music Academy entrance exam is cancelled still tries to turn up Her parents who have accepted protection from the French Consul and were hoping to board the last boat to Hong Kong now have to find their daughter in the occupied city But Yaya saved from an air raid by Tuduo a streetsmart urchin believes shes messed up and that her parents had to leave without her So begins her long journey to Hong Kong to find them with her new friend Tuduo