Set in Harbin under the puppet Manchukuo regime in 1944, Song Zhuo Wen, an underground party member disguised as a railway police officer, is mistakenly identified by the head of the spy department, Guan Xue, as her lifesaver—but is actually Zhuo Wen's long-lost twin brother, Song Zhuo Wu. To uncover the ultimate mission of Kwantung Army officer Asano Daigo in Harbin, Zhuo Wen decides to use Guan Xue to infiltrate the spy department, but the sudden appearance of Zhuo Wu plunges him into unexpected trouble. Guan Xue is cold-blooded and suspicious, cruel and ruthless, while Zhuo Wu is impulsive by nature, often unintentionally sabotaging Zhuo Wen's operations. Only through the arrangements of their superiors do the brothers cooperate and protect each other, avoiding the overt and covert struggles among their colleagues in the spy department and eventually gaining the trust of Guan Xue and the Japanese officials. Within this short year, the underground party members endure hardships to uncover and stop a secret operation conspired by the Japanese army and the Soviet Union, root out the puppet Manchukuo spies within their party, and welcome the final victory of the war. (Source: iQIYI; edited by MyDramaList) Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- עברית / עִבְרִית
- dansk
- Native Title: 哈尔滨一九四四
- Also Known As: Harbin 1944 , Ha Er Bin 1944 , Mei You Wo De Cheng , 没有我的城 , 哈尔滨1944 , 哈爾濱一九四四
- Director: Zhang Li
- Screenwriter: Wang Xiao Qiang
- Genres: Thriller, Historical, Mystery, Political
Where to Watch In the Name of the Brother
Cast & Credits
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![Qin Hao in In the Name of the Brother Chinese Drama (2024)]( "Qin Hao in In the Name of the Brother Chinese Drama (2024)")
Qin HaoSong Zhuo Wen | Song Zhuo WuMain Role -
![Yang Mi in In the Name of the Brother Chinese Drama (2024)]( "Yang Mi in In the Name of the Brother Chinese Drama (2024)")
Yang MiGuan XueMain Role -
![Zhang Zi Xian in In the Name of the Brother Chinese Drama (2024)]( "Zhang Zi Xian in In the Name of the Brother Chinese Drama (2024)")
Zhang Zi XianPan Yue [Secret Service Intelligence Unit chief]Support Role -
![Luan Yuan Hui in In the Name of the Brother Chinese Drama (2024)]( "Luan Yuan Hui in In the Name of the Brother Chinese Drama (2024)")
Luan Yuan HuiHu Bin [Secret Service Operations Unit chief]Support Role -
![Rain Wang in In the Name of the Brother Chinese Drama (2024)]( "Rain Wang in In the Name of the Brother Chinese Drama (2024)")
Rain WangXie YueSupport Role -
![Liu Yu Xuan in In the Name of the Brother Chinese Drama (2024)]( "Liu Yu Xuan in In the Name of the Brother Chinese Drama (2024)")
Liu Yu XuanGuan KaiSupport Role
Reviews
Superb show based on historical events
The cast was well selected with mature and superb acting from the lead and support actors giving depth to the show. The story takes place during the Japanese occupation of China in World War 2, specifically in the city of Harbin in the then puppet state of Manchukuo. The drama borrows from actual events that took place in Manchukuo including the operation of the infamous Unit 731 where the Japanese conducted research on chemical and biological weapons using humans for their experiments. Fascinating drama especially for those interested in the history of China through the Republucan era and into World War 2.
Don't waste your time and energy for this drama. Action pack but very repetitive script.
In the Name of the Brother is a Republican Drama set in the 1940s about espionage, where an undercover communist person infiltrated and worked under the Secret Service to deliver Japanese plans to the communist party.My Reviews:
1. The acting could be better, and the story could be more varied and engaging. Instead, it is repetitive.
2. Yang Mi's character is the head of the secret service who works for the Japanese regime, but her team is incompetent yet brutal.
3. It is an action pack. It is an upgrade from the Chinese standard for espionage and the republican-era genre.
4. Qin Hao played the twin brother characters, spies for the communist party. The older brother, Song Zhuo Wu, is more brutal and daring, whereas Song Zhuo Wen is calm and calculated.
5. The story is so repetitive, dragging, and boring that it could be better if it were cut short by 10 episodes.
6. I like the hairstyles and the costumes that Yang Mi's character got to wear in this drama. They are exquisite and nice to look at.
7. Yang Mi did her best acting job in this role for a couple of episodes where she showed some emotion, but she was stern, cold, and tough for the rest.
8. I watched up to 30 episodes, and I wanted to give up. I did not continue with it for 3 weeks. I wanted to see the ending, so I watched the last 10 episodes at 2x speed just to see the ending.
I could skip 31 through 39 and only watch episode 40.
What a disappointing drama. Don't waste your time and energy with it if the Republican era is not your genre. I give it a 5.5 rating.
