东极岛
Any Chinese can be a hero.
Inspired by the real life rescue of over 300 British soldiers in 1942, Dongji Rescue is a rousing, action-packed story of heroism on the high seas. When the Japanese warship Lisbon Maru is torpedoed off the coast of Dongji Island, the lives of over 300 British POWs on board are at risk of being claimed by the sea. Their only hope is a small group of defiant Chinese fisherman who will do anything to rescue and protect them from their captors.
Dongji Rescue (2025) is a drama, history and war film directed by Guan Hu, released on August 8, 2025 with a runtime of 2h 14m. It stars Zhu Yilong, Leo Wu, Ni Ni and Yang Haoyu. Viewers rate it 8.3 out of 10 across 64 ratings.
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Zhu Yilong
as A Bi
Leo Wu
as A Dang
Ni Ni
as A Hua
Yang Haoyu
as Li Yuanxing
Chen Minghao
as Mr. Chen
Ni Dahong
as Boss Wu
William Franklyn-Miller
as Thomas Newman
Li Jiuxiao
as Qian Jin
Wang Yiquan
as A Kui
Kevin Lee
as Lt. Col. Stuart
Soji Arai
Rovaif Babar
Directed by Guan Hu, written by Dong Runnian, Zhang Ji and Chen Shu, produced by Zhu Wenjiu and Liang Jing.
Average viewer score of 8.3/10 from 64 ratings.
If you saw Fang Li’s documentary from 2023 on the sinking of the “Lisbon Maru” then you’ll know it was a freighter travelling from Hong Kong to Japan carrying over a thousand British POWs. It was torpedoed by an US submarine and to say the treatment of the prisoners by their captors was inhumane would be the mother of all understatements! What this dramatisation does is shift the emphasis more onto the brutality of…
Reviewed on August 29, 2025
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The main cast of Dongji Rescue (2025) includes Zhu Yilong, Leo Wu, Ni Ni, Yang Haoyu and Chen Minghao. The film was directed by Guan Hu. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Dongji Rescue was released on August 8, 2025 and runs for 2h 14m.
Dongji Rescue (2025) holds an average rating of 8.3 out of 10 from 64 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, history and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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