TV series

The Long Way Back

2025 · 1 season

A grueling, earnest war drama that wears you down with cold, hunger and loss, yet leaves a quiet sense of endurance.

Overview: The journey of an ordinary soldier in the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army during the 14-year Second Sino-Japanese War, highlighting the region's grueling and heroic fight against Japanese imperialist forces.
How it feels: Bleak, earnest, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, war, loyalty, grief
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
war
loyalty
grief
isolation
Places: wilderness
countryside
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Genres: drama, war & politics
Created by: Zang Xichuan
Written by: Mantang Gao
Starring: Hu Jun, Li Naiwen, Chen Jingke, Yuan Shanshan, Ren Bin, Song Jiateng, Li Xinzhe, Li Yuwei
Music: Han Hong
Length: 1 seasons, 34 episodes
Network: CCTV-8
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin