Blood and Heart: The Legendary Life of a Japanese Youth in China
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“Japanese-born PLA soldier Megumi Sunahara's journey from Kyushu to China's revolutionary wars under alias Zhang Rongqing.”
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Japanese-born PLA soldier Megumi Sunahara's journey from Kyushu to China's revolutionary wars under alias Zhang Rongqing.
This work tells the legendary life of Megumi Sunahara, a Chinese People's Liberation Army soldier of Japanese descent, introducing the true history of this little-known special group of PLA members of Japanese descent. He was born in Kyushu, Japan in 1933, and came to Northeast China with his parents when he was young. After Japan's defeat and surrender, he was unable to return to Japan and lived in a landlord's house in Liaoning herding cattle. In 1948, Megumi Sunahara joined the PLA under the name "Zhang Rongqing", and he experienced the Liaoshen and Pingjin campaigns and devoted himself to the proletarian revolutionary cause while contributing to other battles in the Chinese Civil War and the Korean War. (Source: Bilibili, translated)
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- 8/10 “Xue yu Xin was an amazing adaptation of a real story that gave great insights into the Chinese revolution and land reform. It is a story that touches your heart and lets you feel all sorts of...”
- 8/10 “What if you and your family were stranded in enemy territory? This anime is a dramatic retelling of the life of Megumi Sunahara, also known as Zhang Rongqing, a Japanese youth unable to return to...”
- 6/10 “Xue Yu Xin offers a captivating, authentic narrative supported by high-quality art and professional bilingual voice acting. However, the extensive time scale leads to a lack of depth and clarity,...”
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-21953
- Format
- 12 × 18′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 3h 36m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Nov 2022 – Jan 2023
- Fall 2022
- Source
- Ona
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
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- BS-21953
- catalog