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Drawing Sword (2005)

Drawing Sword poster
Original title
亮剑
Directed by
Zhang Qian
Cast
Li Hong Bin, He Zheng Jun, Zhang Guang Bei, You Li, Tong Lei, Wang Quan You, Sun Li, Han Feng
Genre
war & politics, drama
Country
People's Republic of China
Length
1 season, 30 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
8.7 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Chinese commander leads his troops through the brutal battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The series follows his strategies and personal struggles during the conflict.

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What happens

Drawing Sword (Chinese: 亮剑) is a 2005 Chinese historical and Second Sino-Japanese War based TV series directed by Zhang Qian and Chen Jian, written by Du Liang and Jiang Qitao, and starring Li Youbin, He Zhengjun and Zhang Guangbei. It is based on the novel Drawing Sword by Du Liang. The series was first broadcast on CCTV-1 in China from 13 September to 28 September 2005. In 2013, the large-scale real-life stage drama "Light Sword - Dabie Mountain" based on Tulliang's novel "Light Sword" premiered at the Poly Theater in Beijing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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