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TV series
Arsenal Military Academy
2019 · 1 season · 48 ep · War & Politics · Drama · Action & Adventure
TMDB 7.7/10 (26 votes)
In 1910s China, nineteen year old Xie Xiang follows in her deceased brother's footsteps and enrolls in military school disguised as a man. She befriends her fellow cadets and and earns the respect of her instructors during the intense training. However, when the unfortunate arrival of the Imperial Japanese troops creates a web of distressing conspiracies, the batch and their allies are forced to prove their courage and resilience.
Arsenal Military Academy (Chinese: 烈火军校; pinyin: Lièhuǒ Jūnxiào) is a 2019 Chinese streaming television series, directed by Hue Kaidong, starring Bai Lu, Xu Kai, Li Chengbin and Wu Jiayi in main roles. The series tells the story of Xie Xiang, who disguises herself as a male student under her brother's name to join the military academy .
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Synopsis
Xie Xiang (Bai Lu) enrolls into the Arsenal Military Academy in Shunyuan disguised as a male, to follow her deceased brother's footsteps, with only her good friend Tan Xiaojun (Zhang Xin) knowing her secret. In an unexpected situation, she in disguise, encounters hot-headed and playful Gu Yanzheng (Xu Kai). Her first impression of him wasn't good though. Gu Yanzheng turns out to be her roommate in the academy, and then onwards they indulge into periodic quarrels with each other.
At academy, Xie Xiang becomes good friends with the country bumpkin Huang Song (Liu Sibo) and the quiet Shen Jushan (Li Chengbin). Despite her small stature and weak constitution, she gradually trains into an able soldier, winning the respect of her peers. Parallel to their training, students soon uncover a dangerous conspiracy surrounding the Japanese occupiers, the Chinese resistance, as well as past royal descendants of the now defunct Qing dynasty. Students support each other in bringing justice to their country.
Casts
Main Cast
Bai Lu as Xie Xiang / Xie Liangchen
Xu Kai as Gu Yanzhen
Li Chengbin as Shen Jushan
Wu Jiayi as Qu Manting
Supporting Cast
Liu Runnan as Li Wenzhong
An academy cadet who often causes trouble and goes against Xie Xiang at the academy.
Wang Yizhe as Ji Jin
An academy cadet who is Shen Junshan's best friend. He always catches Gu Yanzhen's whimsical yet questionable antics and gestures towards Xie Xiang at the academy.
Liu Sibo as Huang Song
An academy cadet from the countryside who befriends Xie Xiang on the first day. He is playful and simple-minded yet passionate and loyal.
Meng En as Zhu Yanlin
An academy cadet who has a full sense of justice.
Shao Bing as Guo Shuting
The Deputy Director of the Academy and the student's tactics instructor. He indulges himself in alcohol, unable to move on from his first love, Pei Nianqing. He becomes a close ally and mentor of Xie Xiang.
Lin Yo-wei as Lu Zhongyu
The Head Academy Instructor who is harsh due to the pressure of keeping the Academy together and in harmony with the political state in Shunyuan.
Nan Fulong as Instructor Song
Dalai Harihu as Academy Deputy Director
Liu Min as Huo Xiao Yu
The Nan Shan Bar's owner and a close friend of Guo Shu Ting. She was a part of the Opera troupe during the Qing Dynasty before becoming a bar owner. Xiao Yu is a well-respected individual in Shunyuan with a lot of connections underground.
Production
On 26 March 2018, Filming of the series began at Hengdian Studios and Zhejiang Province. On 6 August 2018, the filming was completed and it officially entered post-production.
Broadcast
It originally aired two episodes daily on iQiyi, Tuesday to Friday at 20:00 from 6 August 2019 to 6 September 2019. The series was presented on Viki Rakuten Global TV.
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Zhang Xin as Tan Xiaojun
Xie Xiang's best friend who is also a waitress and bartender at Nan Shan Bar. She often visits the Academy Cadets on their outings with Qu Manting.
Zheng Long as Xiao Liu
Huo Xiaoyu's subordinate.
Chang Cheng as Xiao Dai
Huo Xiaoyu's subordinate.
Ma Wen Chao as Zha Meng
Huo Xiaoyu's subordinate.
Zhang Nan as Yuan Pingting
A new actress that gains popularity quickly during Manting's downfall.
Sun Tao as Manager Huang
Butler of the Shen household who also manages the Cabaret.
An An as Xiao Yang
Fei Li Qi as Xiao Tao
An Yuexi as An Wen
Owner of a florist shop in Shunyuan. She suffers from anterograde amnesia.
Liu Feng Gang as News Agency Director
Liu Yin Jun as Zhang Hao Ran
Newspaper Editor's son.
Gong Zheng Nan as Director Sheng
Feng Wu Sheng as Jiang Hao / Jiang Han Nian
A criminal.
Hong Yao as Shen Tingbai
An influential and powerful leader of the Shunyuan Chamber of Commerce. He is Qu Manting's ex-fiance who still devotes himself to her and aids her from afar. He is Shen Junshan's older brother.
Shen Qi as Benzi
Shen Tingbai's assistant.
Sun Rong as Master Shen
Tingbai and Junshan's father.
Gao Yu'er as Jin Xianrong / Oda Hiroshi
Character Allusion: Yoshiko Kawashima
A complex and calculating businesswoman and eventually leader of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce. She was originally adopted into Prince Rong's manor but was driven out and taken in by Oda Yukihide. She is also Shen Junshan's friend who met him abroad while studying in the United Kingdom.
Ma Ang as Fujiwara Ichiro
Jin Xianrong's aide and bodyguard. He comes into conflict with her as he intends to hurt Shen Junshan for their plan against the Chinese.
Liu Enshang as Sato Kazuo
A Japanese businessman. Jin Xianrong replaced his position as chairman of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce.
Wang Kan as Lieutenant General Miyazawa
Yin Zheng as Cheng Rui, Prince of the Third Rank
He is the son of Prince Rong, the last remaining royal descendant of the Qing Dynasty. He is Oda Xianrong's adoptive older brother.
Shen Baoping as Prince Rong
Li Qinqin as Prince Consort (Fujin) Rong
Huai Yuan as Pei Shun
Ren Shan as Gu Zong Tang
Newly appointed Vice Governor of Feng'an at the beginning of the series. Gu Yanzhen and Gu Qiqi's father.
Zhang Yixi as Gu Qiqi
Yanzhen's stepsister. She later has a crush on Xie Xiang, disguised as Xie Liangchen.
Zheng Sheng Li as Butler Zu
Yue Chun Yu as Mr. Zhao
Dong Li as Xie Liangchen
Xie Xiang's older brother. He died after enrolling to be a student at the academy. Xie Xiang decides to take his place to fulfill his dream.
Zhang Gong as Xie Zhipei
A professor in Beijing who is Xie Xiang and Xie Liangchen's father.
Lu Ling as Mrs. Xie
Xie Xiang and Liangchen's mother.
Li Jie as Mr. Qu
Patriarch of the Qu Family, Manting, and Manshu's father. He is stubborn and opposes Manting.
He Jiayi as Mrs. Qu
Mr. Qu's wife and Manting and Manshu's mother. She is also Pei Nianqing's sister.
Sun Anke as Qu Manshu
Manting's younger sister.
Zuo Xiaoqing as Pei Nianqing
Mrs. Qu's sister, Xiaoyu's friend and Guo Shuting's sweetheart, a character who died before the beginning of the series.
Yang Yu Lan as Mrs. He
The Qu family's housekeeper.
Yang Hongwu as Mayor Bai
Chen Bao Guo as Mr. Zhou
Xiao Rong Sheng as Commander Zhang Si Ling
Sun Di as Captain He
Shunyuan Police Captain.
Zhao Yong Zhan as Wang Bo Xun
Shunyuan Police Chief.
Xuan Lu as Bai Biyun
Mayor Bai's daughter.
Wang Ruo Xue as Miss Du
Shen Tingbai and Junshan's cousin. She looks down on Manting because of her profession.
