
The Battle at Lake Changjin(2021)
Korean War, winter 1950. In the frozen and snowy area of Changjin Lake, a bloody battle is about to begin between the elite troops of the United States and China.


During the 1944 Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, a Communist-led guerrilla squad and an undercover operative must unite their conflicting missions to rescue a downed Flying Tigers pilot, James, successfully breaking through an intense Japanese siege to secure his escape.

Han Geng
Smiley

Mitchell Hoog
James Harnett

Chen Yongsheng
Gutsy

Louise Wong Tan-Nei
Sister 3

Han Mo
Mimi

Philip Ng Wan-Lung
Dan

Hiroyuki Mori
Arima

Joey Iwanaga
Igarashi

Soji Arai
Ichijo

Zheng Xiaoning
Boss Chow
Against All Odds is a drama, war film released in 2025. Directed by Lau Ho-Leung, it stars Han Geng, Mitchell Hoog, Chen Yongsheng. During the 1944 Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, a Communist-led guerrilla squad and an undercover operative must unite their conflicting missions to rescue a downed Flying Tigers pilot, James, successfully breaking through an intense Japanese siege to secure his escape.
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