Following the Soviet invasion of Manchukuo and subsequent chaos surrounding the surrender of Japan, Man'ei collapsed. The Soviet Red Army looted its equipment and Masahiko Amakasu committed suicide by taking poison. In August 1945, the Communist Party of China and the Kuomintang fought over the rights to the former company. By April 1946, the Communist Party of China officially took control of Man'ei's assets and merged it with the Northeast Film Studio. They were later consolidated into the Changchun Film Studio, making it a turning point of movie production in the People's Republic of China.