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Breakout Out Of A Death Camp

Adapted from Zhou Meisen’s novella, this wartime drama follows Chinese POWs, Central Army scouts Tian and Liu alongside Eighth Route Army cavalry captain Meng and soldier Zhang, imprisoned in Japan’s “Death Camp No. 9.” Rival escape plots collide: Sichuan captain Lao Qi’s men tunnel through mine shafts even as Meng’s group plans their own breakout. Camp commandant Major Nagasaki appoints collaborators, tortures and exposes dissenters, and uses a comfort woman to bribe Liu. When guerrilla agent Zhang Mazi is executed, Meng and Zhang Dielong sacrifice themselves under blistering sun to save their comrades. Amid bayonet executions and armed revolt, the prisoners wage a final, desperate battle to smash the camp gates and reclaim their freedom.

Top Cast

  • Zhang Zhizhong

    Zhang Zhizhong

    孟泽新

  • Wei Zi

    Wei Zi

    龙泽寿

  • Zhao Xiaorui

    Zhao Xiaorui

    田德胜

  • Lei Kesheng

    Lei Kesheng

    老祁

  • Zou Jianzhong

    Zou Jianzhong

    刘子平

  • Zhaobei Zhang

    Zhaobei Zhang

    项福广

  • Zhaohui Gong

    Zhaohui Gong

    章德龙

  • Yang Tongshun

    Yang Tongshun

    高桥

  • Wu Zhenguo

    Wu Zhenguo

    刘八

Overview

Adapted from Zhou Meisen’s novella, this wartime drama follows Chinese POWs, Central Army scouts Tian and Liu alongside Eighth Route Army cavalry captain Meng and soldier Zhang, imprisoned in Japan’s “Death Camp No. 9.” Rival escape plots collide: Sichuan captain Lao Qi’s men tunnel through mine shafts even as Meng’s group plans their own breakout. Camp commandant Major Nagasaki appoints collaborators, tortures and exposes dissenters, and uses a comfort woman to bribe Liu. When guerrilla agent Zhang Mazi is executed, Meng and Zhang Dielong sacrifice themselves under blistering sun to save their comrades. Amid bayonet executions and armed revolt, the prisoners wage a final, desperate battle to smash the camp gates and reclaim their freedom.

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