Tough Heart (2023): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2023, Tough Heart is a war, drama and crime film directed by Hou Yan Song, running about 71 minutes.

What it’s about. A patriot risked his death to assassinate a Japanese staff officer, hiding the secret information of the Japanese army's military operations in Shanghai in the "Centennial Tai Sui", and the Zhang family father and daughter secretly sent the "Hundred Years Tai Sui" to Shanghai. When they arrived in Shanghai, the father and daughter of the Zhang family died mysteriously, and Qin Taisui, an apprentice in the theater class, was inadvertently involved in this murder case, and the "Hundred Years Taisui" fell into the hands of Shanghai gangster Zhuo Yifan and was auctioned at a high price. At the same time, Qin Taisui, who wanted to clear his grievances, began to investigate the truth of the matter, joined forces with the patriotic anti-Japanese secret organization, and fought fiercely with the Japanese secret agencies to recapture the secret military intelligence, and finally walked towards the bright road through the baptism of blood and fire.

Who’s in it. Tough Heart stars Gao Tian, Yan Yu and Zhang Fan.

How it landed. With an audience score of 2.0/10, Tough Heart has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Tough Heart page.

If you liked it. Fans of Tough Heart tend to enjoy Schindler's List, Grave of the Fireflies, The Pianist and Apocalypse Now.