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When Easterly Showers Fall on the Sunny West

2008 · 1 season

A slow-burning family saga of secrets and power struggles in 1930s Guangzhou, rich in emotional conflict and period detail.

Genres
Drama
Starring
Liza Wong, Joe Ma Tak-chung, Charmaine Sheh Sze-man
Overview
Coming from a very humble background, Poon Muk-hing has always been content being a driver for the rich Poon family of Dongshan. His true identity of the eldest son of the family comes to light when he saves Poon Cheuk-wah, the young master, in an accident. Chong Fung-yi, the first daughter-in-law in the family, has to admit unwillingly the fact that when she married into the family she was already pregnant. His true identity revealed, Muk-hing changes his name and joins the clan. When the Poon family runs into trouble, and Muk-hing is caught in a love triangle with Cheuk-wah and a wealthy daughter from Xiguan, Yip Heung-ching, he gets involved in a bloody battle of power...

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Genres
Drama
Starring
Liza Wong, Joe Ma Tak-chung, Charmaine Sheh Sze-man
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • class
  • betrayal
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Starring
Liza Wong, Joe Ma Tak-chung, Charmaine Sheh Sze-man, Raymond Wong Ho-yin, Selena Lee, Cheung Kwok-keung, Samuel Kwok Fung, Kiki Sheung
Length
1 seasons, 30 episodes, 45 min each
Network
TVB Jade
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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