Underplayed Gems

The Disguiser (2015)

The Disguiser poster
Original title
伪装者
Directed by
Li Xue
Cast
Hu Ge, Jin Dong, Gao Kai, Liu Min Tao, Gao Ruo Xin, Wang Kai, Ye Kai Wen, Guo Hong
Genre
espionage television series
Country
People's Republic of China
Length
1 season, 48 episodes
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Set in 1930s Shanghai, the story follows Ming Tai, a young man from a wealthy family who is trained to become a spy for the Kuomintang. He must navigate dangerous loyalties while fighting against a puppet regime controlled by Japan.

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What happens

The Disguiser (Chinese: 伪装者; pinyin: Wěi Zhuāng Zhě) is a 2015 Chinese spy war television drama based on Zhang Yong's novel, Spy War on Shanghai Bund (諜戰上海灘). It was produced by Hou Hongliang and directed by Li Xue, and stars Hu Ge, Jin Dong, Liu Mintao and Wang Kai as the members of the Ming family. The series tells the story Ming Tai, a rich and naïve young master of the Ming household, who is trained to become a spy for the Kuomintang to fight Wang Jingwei’s leadership of Japan's puppet regime in China. It originally aired daily on Hunan Television from 31 August to 28 September 2015. The series was met with critical acclaim, topping Sohu TV ratings, and was nominated for "Outstanding Drama" at the 30th Flying Apsaras Awards. episode:41 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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