Dongji Rescue

Original title: 东极岛

Any Chinese can be a hero.

• Drama
• History
• War

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.

Director

Fei Zhenxiang, Guan Hu

Released

8 August 2025

Studio

The Seventh Art Pictures, Tao Piao Piao 淘票票, Beijing Culture 北京京西文化, Beijing Enlight Pictures

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