Dongji Rescue
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| Simplified Chinese | 东极岛 |
| Traditional Chinese | 東極島 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Dōngjí Dǎo |
| Directed by | Guan Hu Fei Zhenxiang |
| Written by | Chen Shu Zhang Ji Dong Runnian |
| Produced by | Liang Jing |
| Starring | Zhu Yilong Wu Lei Ni Ni |
| Cinematography | Gao Weizhe |
| Music by | Atli Örvarsson |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | China |
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| Budget | US$80 million |
| Box office | US$50.2 million |
Dongji Rescue (Chinese: 东极岛) is a 2025 Chinese historical war action film directed by Guan Hu and Fei Zhenxiang, and starring Zhu Yilong, Wu Lei and Ni Ni. Based on the real-life Lisbon Maru incident during World War II, the film tells the story of Chinese fishermen who risked their lives to save over 300 British prisoners of war after a Japanese transport ship sank off the coast of Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, in 1942. The film was released in China on August 8, 2025.