The Message

Premise

1942, Nanjing. Following a series of assassination attempts on officials of the Japanese-controlled puppet government, the Japanese spy chief gathers a group of suspects in a mansion for questioning, and eventually, torturing. A tense game of "cat and mouse" ensues as the Chinese code-breaker attempts to send out a crucial message while protecting his/her own identity.

Cast and characters

Leading cast

• Xu Lu as Gu Xiaomeng
• Janice Man Wing-San as Li Ningyu
• Zhou Yiwei as Hihara Tatsukawa
• Zhang Zhijian as Jin Shenghuo
• Tony Yang as Wu Zhiguo
• Yu Ailei as Wang Tianxiang
• Niu Zifan as Bai Xiaonian
• Li Shimeng as Gu Xiaomeng (voice)

Supporting cast

• Zhang Zhe as Li Ningyu (voice)

Guest cast

• Gao Zifeng as Jin Shengxian
• 江一 as Toshikazu Mitsui
• 马卫军 as Morita
• Niu Piao as Tetsuo Washizu
• Xu Min as Gu Minzhang
• Liu Junxiao as Pan Hanqing / Li Mingcheng
• Li Lihong as Gu Minzhang (voice)
• Ge Xingjia as Jin Shenghuo's Adjutant
• Sun Ning as Zhang Zuyin
• Wang Chun as Zhao Xiaoman
• Ma Xiaofeng as Qian Huyi
• Yang Tingdong as Liu Zonglin

Episodes

This series spans 1 season with 38 episodes.

Production

Release

References

1. The Movie Database (TMDB)
2. IMDb
3. EpisodeTime Show Page