Scripted series · Tencent Video
Swords Into Plowshares
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Bai Yu
Qian Hongchu
48 eps
Zhou Yutong
Sun Taizhen
48 eps
Zhu Yawen
Zhao Kuangyin
48 eps
Yu Haoming
Guo Rong
48 eps
Dong Yong
Feng Dao
48 eps
Jiang Kai
Guo Wei
48 eps
Hao Ping
Zhao Hongyin
48 eps
Shang Bai
Ge Qiang
48 eps
Hai Yitian
Shi Jingtan
1 eps
Jia Hongwei
Zhang Yanze
1 eps
Zheng Renchen
Zhang Huaisu
1 eps
Dai Yi
Zhang Shi
1 eps
Xiao Hang
Shi Chonggui
1 eps
Guo Chong
Qian Hongjun
1 eps
Yang Zihua
Zhou Ping
1 eps
Ni Dahong
Hu Jinsi
2 eps
You Yongzhi
Qian Yuanguan
2 eps
Wang Shuo
Yuan Dezhao
1 eps
Wang Zhipeng
He Chengxun
2 eps
Zhao Zheng
Shen Wenqi
1 eps
Zhao Jian
Cheng Zhaoyue
2 eps
Liang Jiatong
Young Qian Hongchu
2 eps
Chen Zhihui
Dai Yun
2 eps
Zhang Xiaochen
Li Yuanqing
2 eps
Wu Haochen
Qian Hongzuo
2 eps
Wan Guopeng
Xue Wen
2 eps
Li Shuai
Yu Wenxiu
1 eps
Chen Zhiyan
Young Sun Taizhen
1 eps
Mei Ting
Madame Yu
1 eps
Bao Jianfeng
Shuiqiu Zhaoquan
1 eps
Liu Chang
Qian Hongyou / Sun Ben
1 eps
Yu Xiaolei
Madame Wu
1 eps
Zhu Jiaqi
Qian Hongzong
1 eps
Chang Di
Liu Yanchen
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Swords Into Plowshares actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Swords Into Plowshares reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
During the tumultuous period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, three determined youths—Qian Hongshu, Zhao Kuangyin, and Guo Rong—navigate the chaos of political upheaval and war as they strive to overcome the suffering caused by endless conflict.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- Yang LeiDirector
Music
- Chen XueranOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Rakuten VikiStreaming
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