Title: Heroes of the Dongjiang River

Producer: Yan Min

Directors: Tan Qiao, Ma Yun

Starring: Wang Lei, Jia Qing, Xiao Cong, Jiang Kai, Chang Rong, and Mufan Long

First broadcast date: June 21, 2014

Plot Summary:

Adapted from the story of Liu Heizai of the Dongjiang Column during the Anti-Japanese War, this tale follows a young man nicknamed Liu Heizai (played by Wang Lei), whose fiery temperament and unyielding hatred for evil make him a formidable figure. Though mischievous from childhood, he is deeply loyal and righteous. To save a friend, he spends seven years in prison; upon his release, he joins the Party and becomes part of its anti-Japanese armed forces. He wages relentless campaigns against local bandits and traitors, rescues democratic activists, and outwits his arch‑enemy—the head of the Japanese secret service in Hong Kong, Tojo Masayuki—ultimately earning a legendary reputation that strikes fear into both the Japanese and their collaborators across Hong Kong and Kowloon.