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Looking Back in Anger

1989 · 1 season

A sweeping, tragic saga that immerses you in decades of family betrayal and lost love, leaving a heavy emotional residue.

Created by
Wai Ka-fai
Genres
Drama
Starring
Felix Wong Yat-wah, Deric Wan, Carina Lau
Overview
Looking Back in Anger was a 1989 Hong Kong TV series and one of the most watched TVB series by Chinese people in Hong Kong and around the world. Many factors contributed to the success of this series. As well as its tragic but memorable storyline, this series featured a strong cast, with Felix Wong, Deric Wan, Carina Lau, Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei and Maggie Shiu. The popular theme song of the series "Yat sang ho kau" was sung by Danny Chan and later by Deric Wan himself.

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Created by
Wai Ka-fai
Genres
Drama
Starring
Felix Wong Yat-wah, Deric Wan, Carina Lau
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • family
  • grief
  • ambition
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama
Created by
Wai Ka-fai
Written by
Cheung Siu-Han
Starring
Felix Wong Yat-wah, Deric Wan, Carina Lau, Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei, Maggie Shiu Mei-kei, Herman Kwan Hoi-san, Gallen Law Ka-leung, Kiki Sheung
Length
1 seasons, 50 episodes, 42 min each
Network
TVB Jade
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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