Top Cast
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Lin Jia
Sanmao
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Wei Zongwan
Old Ghost
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Sun Feihu
Chairman Chiang
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Ying Li
Madame
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Lin Dong
Instructor
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Xu Caigen
The Devil Sergeant
Overview
In 1937, after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the Second Sino-Japanese War breaks out. San Mao, a wandering orphan, joins the army to participate in the Battle of Shanghai.
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