| The Disguiser | |
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| Also known as | The Pretender |
| Genre | Spy Action thriller War |
| Created by | Zhang Yong |
| Based on | The Spy War on Shanghai Bond |
| Written by | Zhang Yong |
| Directed by | Li Xue |
| Starring | Hu Ge Jin Dong Liu Mintao Wang Kai |
| Theme music composer | Meng Ke |
| Opening theme | Main 1 by Wang Shu Yi |
| Ending theme | From the Heart by Duo Liang |
| Composer | Wang Shuyi |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Hou Hongliang |
| Production locations | Shanghai Hengdian World Studios Jiaxing |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production companies | Shandong Film & TV Production Co., Ltd. Daylight Entertainment Ltd. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hunan Broadcasting System (Hunan TV) |
| Release | 31 August – 28 September 2015 |
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The Disguiser (Chinese: 伪装者; pinyin: Wěi Zhuāng Zhě) is a 2015 Chinese spy war television drama based on Zhang Yong's novel, Spy War on Shanghai Bund (諜戰上海灘). It was produced by Hou Hongliang and directed by Li Xue, and stars Hu Ge, Jin Dong, Liu Mintao and Wang Kai as the members of the Ming family. The series tells the story Ming Tai, a rich and naïve young master of the Ming household, who is trained to become a spy for the Kuomintang to fight Wang Jingwei’s leadership of Japan’s puppet regime in China. It originally aired daily on Hunan Television from 31 August to 28 September 2015.
The series was met with critical acclaim, topping Sohu TV ratings,[citation needed] and was nominated for "Outstanding Drama" at the 30th Flying Apsaras Awards.[1]