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Butterfly Shadow

Butterfly Shadow

20235.01 Season40 EpisodesEnded

Overview

In 1941, under Japanese occupation, Shanghai becomes the center of a secret operation to flood China with counterfeit currency and loot its cultural treasures. Underground resistance leaders Wei Dahong and Lin Qiuyan embark on a covert mission to stop the scheme. Along the way, they team up with a group of young allies, risking everything to protect their homeland.

NetworksiQiyi

Top Cast

Yue Feng

Yue Feng

Lin Qiuyan

Wei Daxun

Wei Daxun

Zhang Zimo

Daniel Chen

Daniel Chen

Tang Er Shi San

He Ziming

He Ziming

Zhou Zhitao

Xuesong Lin

Xuesong Lin

Shao Zhiwei

T

Tian Luhan

Lin Qiuyue

Li Honglei

Li Honglei

Tadashi Kobayashi

Li Bin

Li Bin

Ding Li Ye

Themes & Keywords

espionageinvestigationhistoricalweb serieschinese republican erasuspensethrilleraction

About Butterfly Shadow

Butterfly Shadow is a drama, mystery, crime series that first aired in 2023 exploring themes of espionage, investigation, historical, web series, chinese republican era, suspense. it stars Yue Feng, Wei Daxun, Daniel Chen. In 1941, under Japanese occupation, Shanghai becomes the center of a secret operation to flood China with counterfeit currency and loot its cultural treasures. Underground resistance leaders Wei Dahong and Lin Qiuyan embark on a covert mission to stop the scheme. Along the way, they team up with a group of young allies, risking everything to protect their homeland.

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