Saturday, 30 December 2017

The Avengers

Drama: The Avengers
Chinese Title: 烈火刀影 / Lie Huo Dao Ying
Broadcast Network: Guizhou TV
Broadcast Website: iQIYI, Sohu, Tencent, PPTV, Youku

Broadcast Date: December 31, 2017

Genre: Revolution, War
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 44
Director: Zhang Dongdong, Sun Mengfei
Origin: China
Source: Adapted from the novel Sha Jie 杀戒 by Ge Fei
Watch Episodes On: Youtube

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

The war takes place in the Shanghai Bund as a mysterious swordsman treads on a bloody path to avenge the death of his family.

In the year 1938, Xiao Xia (Qian Yong Chen) was lost in the streets of Shanghai with no memories of his past. Because he accidentally saves the eldest son of the Tang Family, Older Master Tang takes him in as a student and teaches him the art of sculpting. However, the Japanese military has forced their way into Shanghai and the atrocities committed by them awakes memories that Xiao Xia has long forgotten. He remembers that his family was mercilessly slaughtered during the Rape of Nanking and starts on a road to vengeance. With everybody dead, he hopes to lead a peaceful life in hiding but his actions have caused trouble for the Tang Family and he has to step forward once more.

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Fun Facts

It first premiered May 15, 2017 on Shandong Qilu Television Station and was rebroadcasted on a major network as it premiered December 31, 2017 on Guizhou TV.
Filming took place in Hengdian World Studios.

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