The TV series “Yangko Dance” is a 79-episode legendary drama series directed by Guo Jingyu, Bai Shan, Liu Ye, and Ju Xingmao, and stars Yang Zhigang, Yang Zi, Wang Kuirong, and Liu Yehan. It is jointly produced by Shandong Film and Television Media Co., Ltd, Yantai Provincial Advertising Department, Haiyang Provincial Advertising Department, Beijing Perfect Jianxin Television Culture Co., Ltd, Beijing Perfect Media Television Media Co., Ltd, and Tianjin Dongsheng Television Culture Co., Ltd.

The play premiered on the Shanghai News Channel in October 2015. It was broadcast on Jiangsu Satellite TV, Tianjin Satellite TV, and Shandong Satellite TV in October of the same year, and was replayed on CCTV’s TV drama channel in April 2016.

In July 2014, the legendary drama “Yangko Dance”, which tells the history of the People’s War of Resistance against Japan in the Jiaodong area of Shandong Province, held a startup ceremony in Beijing. At the start-up ceremony, director Guo Jingyu told the media: This period drama, which shows the history of the Red War of Resistance by the citizens in Jiaodong, has been planned as early as 5 years ago. The Haiyang Yangko Dance was used as the story carrier to fully display the indomitable anti-Japanese heroism of the Jiaodong people. “Yantai was where I filmed as a director for the first time. Being back here to shoot an anti-Japanese film made me very excited. Especially during the preparation process, I was deeply impressed with the deep historical and cultural heritage of Yantai Haiyang” Guo Jingyu said.

The drama continues the style of director Guo Jingyu. He focuses on the resistance of the people against the Japanese under the grand historical background. After a long period of 344 days of filming, the legendary drama “Yangko Dance” wrapped up in Beijing in July 2015.

The story embarks from the famous cultural heritage “Yangko” from Yantai’s Haiyang in the 1930s when beggar Haimao returns in search of his relative which resulted in a series of family affairs against the bigger theme of soul-touching anti-Japanese war stories. It shows the remarkable transformation of a little beggar turning into a hero.

In the 1930s, begger Haimao returns to Haiyang, Shandong in search of his family. To his distraught, his parents were killed by the Wu and Zhao families of the Hutou Pier, even throwing Haimao into the sea. He was eventually saved by Wu Ruoyun, the daughter of the Wu family, village girl Zhao Xiangyue, and pirate Heisha. Haimao, who survived started to wreak havoc in the Hutou Pier, is then framed by the Wu and Zhao family, causing him to face jail time and death sentence. There, he met Wang Tiankai, a member of the underground party, and managed to escape under his ingenious scheme. Haimao, who escaped lived under a new name this time; Hailong.

The name “Hailong” become well known among the people of the Hutou Pier as the “hero” who fought against the Japanese bravely to protect the pier from being invaded. Yangko Dance was eventually the ultimate factor that resolved the hundred of years of resentment between the Wu and Zhao family. Under Hailong’s leadership, the people of the Hutou Pier finally wipe out the “Eight Immortal” group, a military spy organization, and got back their lands.

An abandoned child, a story intertwined between love and hatred, a passionate story is told on the homeland.

This annual drama has received much attention since the beginning of the broadcast. With strong plots and excellent performances, he continues to dominate the screen. There is a total of 6 billion online viewership, and within 21 days, it became the Provincial Television Prime Ratings Champion in Jiangsu and Tianjin Satelite TV, maintaining top 5 positions till the end of the broadcast.

In March 2016, “Yangko Dance” won the “Best China Drama” award and “Favorite Drama by the audience” nomination, showing its great popularity. In February 2017, it won the award for outstanding works in TV dramas. In December of the same year, it won the “Excellent Works Award” for the 12th “Cultural and Cultural Project” for the construction of spiritual civilization and received the 11th Television Producer Awards “Top Ten TV Series Screenplay” in 2017.

Other than TV Screenplay, Yangko Dance was published as a book, with its 1^st Edition sold out almost instantly.

“Yangko Dance” Reviews

“Yangko Dance” not only showcased citizens’ protests against war, but it also displayed China’s historical events.” – Xinhuanet

“Yangko Dance” reflected the people’s courage to fight hard to survive during that era.” – Sohu Review

“The story of “Yangko Dance” is intense. The strength of the actors’ natural acting ability and Director Guo’s usual style convey the spirit of the Yangko tradition.” – Xinhuanet

“The highlight of the drama would be the depiction of the historical anti-Japanese war between the Wu and Zhao families.” – Sima Review

“Guo Jingyu proves effective at filming dramas against this era. He uses the events to promote the story of the main character as well as to convey that ordinary people can do extraordinary things.” – Zhao Geyu Review

电视剧《大秧歌》是由郭靖宇、柏杉、刘礴、巨兴茂执导，杨志刚、杨紫、王奎荣、刘芊含领衔主演的79集热血抗战传奇剧。由山东影视传媒集团有限公司、烟台市委宣传部、海阳市委宣传部共同策划筹拍，山东影视传媒集团有限公司、北京完美建信影视文化有限公司、北京完美影视传媒股份有限公司、天津东晟影视文化有限公司联合投资出品。

该剧于2015年10月14日在上海新闻综合频道首播，同年10月26日登录江苏卫视、天津卫视和山东卫视播出，并在2016年4月25日登录中央电视台电视剧频道复播。

2014年7月27日，讲述山东胶东地区人民抗日战争历史的红色年代传奇大剧《大秧歌》在京举办开机仪式。开机仪式上，导演郭靖宇对媒体表示：这部展现胶东人民红色抗战历史的史诗大剧，早在5年前就已经开始筹划。最终以海阳大秧歌作为故事载体，全面展现了胶东人民不屈不挠的抗日英雄主义精神。“我第一次当导演拍戏就是在烟台，这次有机会拍摄一部有关烟台的抗日题材作品让我很激动。尤其在筹备过程中，烟台海阳的深厚历史文化底蕴和淳朴的民俗民风给我留下了深刻的印象。”郭靖宇说。

该剧延续了郭靖宇导演的一贯风格，他在宏大的历史背景下着眼于民众的抗日，剧情创作在尊重历史原貌的基础上，并未将目光仅仅局限于胶东人民的抗战，而是将广袤中华大地的历史投射其上，使各色人物穿梭其中。《大秧歌》中以“小家”折射出“大家”，深入浅出的讲述了胶东地区革命群众积极参与抗日的历史。

在经过344天的长时间拍摄，辗转奔波于山东海阳与北京两地拍摄的红色传奇大剧《大秧歌》在2015年7月于北京杀青。

电视就《大秧歌》以海阳民俗“大秧歌”为切入点，讲述了胶东地区的海猫在一段夹杂家族恩怨情仇、惊心动魄的热血抗日斗争中脱颖而出，从一个小乞丐蜕变成大英雄的传奇故事。

世纪三十年代，乞儿海猫回山东海阳寻亲。不料，世代为仇的虎头湾吴、赵两大家族，不仅逼死了触犯族规的海猫爹娘，还将海猫沉海。吴家小姐吴若云和渔家女赵香月，以及海盗黑鲨联手相救，大难不死的海猫大闹虎头湾，却被两家族长再次陷害。海猫蒙冤入狱，被定死罪。幸遇地下党党员王天凯施巧计，才重获新生，并改名海龙。

正是海龙，这个虎头湾人眼中的“妖孽”，不仅一次次从日寇的屠刀下保住了家园，还以斗秧歌为契机，弥合了吴、赵两家族几百年来的仇怨。在海龙的领导之下，虎头湾百姓最终肃清了军统特务组织“八仙小组”，真正翻身做了主人。

一个弃儿，饱蘸了内心最深沉的爱恨情仇，在故乡的那片土地上书写下了一段热血传奇。

这部年度剧王从开播之日起就备受关注，以强剧情、优演绎持续霸屏，随着剧情渐入佳境，伴随着颇佳的口碑，该剧收视率也稳中有升，持续发酵。据央视索福瑞CSM50城市省级卫视黄金剧场电视剧榜单数据显示，11月8日，江苏卫视以1.14的收视成绩排名第一，天津卫视也在11月14日以1.092的收视率拿下收视第一紧跟其上，截至播出结束，两家卫视的收视率排名全部稳定在前五名。据IPTV数据显示，天津地区收视单集逼近10，而索福瑞数据也是连日来位居黄金档电视剧首位，而天津卫视独家推出的系列衍生节目《评说大秧歌》《大剧天下先》也刷新衍生类节目新高。

2016年3月8日，《大秧歌》获中国电视剧盛典盛典品质奖和观众最喜爱电视剧的提名，足以见得观众对该剧的喜爱与认可。2017年2月，《大秧歌》又荣获电视剧优秀作品奖，同年12月，荣获第十二届精神文明建设“文艺精品工程”优秀作品奖。

《大秧歌》口碑稿件摘选

《大秧歌》在尊重历史原貌的基础上，并未将目光仅仅局限于胶东人民的抗战，而是将广袤中华大地的历史投射其上，使各色人物穿梭其中。（新华网评）

《大秧歌》整体架构严谨，借鉴了真实的史料，以小家折射大家，深切的反映了那个年代人民水深火热的生活以及奋力抗争的勇气。（搜狐娱乐评）

《大秧歌》故事内容紧张紧凑、演员表现张弛有度、家国情感饱满激昂，保持了郭氏传奇的一贯水平，又加入了民俗元素，浓浓秧歌情传达出沸腾的正能量。（新华网评）

该剧说到底还是要让吴赵两个家族中的各个人物，与即将发生的中国人民全面抗日战争——这个巨大的历史事件发生巨大的斗争式关联，这是该剧故事情节的重中之重，也是精彩之处。（司马平邦评）

郭靖宇擅长充分利用大时代背景，尤其是革命、抗日等这样的时代背景，但是他从不拍专门的抗日剧，这些都是他的背景，这些时代事件去推动他的故事主人公，去改变主人公的命运，从而激化戏剧矛盾。所谓创奇或者伟大，就是平凡的人做了不平凡的事。（赵格羽评）