War of Faith
Summary
《War of Faith》is a 2024 Chinese Drama first broadcast on CCTV8 with a simultaneous streaming release on iQIYI. It premiered on both carriers on March 21st, with the final episodes airing April 7th on iQIYI and April 8th on CCTV8.
In 1930s Shanghai, Wei Ruolai, an employee at the Kuomintang controlled Central Bank of China, rises through the ranks due to his exceptional abilities and the support and guidance of senior advisor Shen Tunan. However, as he confronts the political compromises and corruption undermining the Central Bank's efforts, his path diverges from Shen Tunan's. Meanwhile, Tunan's beloved sister Shen Jinzhen is leading a triple life as fashionable socialite, chief engineer at the government munitions factory, and skilled assassin for the communist underground.
Relationship Map
see full size map here: https://imgur.com/j54HDxM
Main Characters
Supporting Characters
Lin Qiaosong
Xu Nuo
Su Cishu
Aunt Zhou
Niu Chunmiao
Li Shengda
Lei Ming
Wen Biao (AKA Biaozi, missing from MDL cast list)
Yu Shiqing
Zhang Mingquan
Kang Shaojie
Deng Ze (director of the Political Affairs Department of the Central Bank)
Wen Youtian (AKA A'Wen)
Wei Ruochuan (AKA Lonely Star, WRL's brother and communist underground member)
Yan Youmin
Qian Fengshi (not the ax gang boss, a police or military officer in the Jiangxi section of the show)
Song Meijuan
Uncle Liang (may be the axe gang boss, whose name we had thought might be something like Qian Shaoliang but we were told that was incorrect)
Jiang Jinglan (patriotic big-shot, part of the tariff vote)
Ming Da
Yu Zhiying
Jiang Huhao (head of the rickshaw crew WRL met in jail)
Kong Lingzheng
Song Shoutian (Song Meijuan's brother, and a double agent for LQS among the communists
Yuan Bao
San Jiangzi (or Qiangzi, unclear; a Central Bank trainee?)
Shen Yu'er (STN & SCS's little girl)
Agent Liu (putative "Head" of Kunpeng industries, i.e. Shen Tunan's man at the stock exchange)
Manager Wang
Assistant Manager Liu
Assistant Manager Lin
William (or Wilhelm, German munitions expert brought in for gun trial)
Wang Shanbin (WRL's colleague at Central Bank who has the little round glasses)
Han Si (Hans, German businessman from Rhineland Metal)
Da Zhuang (one of the rickshaw drivers?)
Erduan (one of the rickshaw drivers?)
Xiao Jiling (Rich Central Bank applicant, or is he a rickshaw driver?)
Yi Zhi (aka Old Man Yi Zhi)
Uncle Wang (maybe another of the Qibao Street neighbors)
Tie Zhang (this means ironworker, possibly a Qibao Street person or rickshaw driver?)
Wei Ji'en (Father of Ruochuan and Ruolai)
Niu Baishan (Father of Niu Chunmiao)
Ma Junzhang
Yang Liuzhi
Liu Yi
Yu Furen (Yu Shiqing's wife)
Feng Ju (Chen Yiqi's character, check back with MDL)
Lu Hui (Yu Dian's character check against MDL)
Factory Director Weng Changzhang
Gao Feng (Central Bank officer who was arrested at the Christmas party)
Hai Laoqi
Xiao Qiao
Yan Dong (played by Li Yong)
Gang Zi
Da Lin
Fang Ling
Da Li (played by 李立军 Li Lijun)
Er Hu (played by Lin Chong 林冲)
President Li
President Wang
Boss Zhao
Chang Sheng
Kang Taitai (Kang Shaojie's wife)
Wu Taitai (another mahjongg table lady)
Wang Dahu (Landlord Wang)
Mr Song (played by 吴名 Wu Ming)
Liu Si
Factory Director Zhu
Journalist Tian
Chen Zhe
Liu Xiaofeng
Yao Gengming
Cui Yunge
Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-Shek y'all)
Song Meiling (Madame Chiang, y'all)
Brother Yu
Feng Junzhang (this is someone played by Yu Qing aka 俞庆)
Names being doublechecked
Assistant Manager Liu (delivers the training program for all the interns at Central Bank)
Inspector Henry (French Concession police officer)
William (or Wilhelm?)
Mr Song