“Dongji Rescue” Poster
Where’s Chen Zhen when you need him? Arriving on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD on February 24, 2026 is Well Go USA’s Dongji Rescue, a period thriller based on the real-life “Lisbon Maru Sinking Incident” that took place during World War II.
In 1942, a Japanese ship carrying British prisoners of war was torpedoed. Dongji fishermen risked their lives to rescue over 300 British soldiers and protected and rescued three British individuals during a large-scale search by Japanese forces.
Directed by both Zhenxiang Fei and Guan Hu (Black Dog), Dongji Rescue stars Yilong Zhu (Only the River Flows), Ni Ni (Savage) and Lei Wu (Amidst a Snowstorm of Love).
Watch the Trailer for the film below:
