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No Regrets

2010 · 1 season

A sweeping, earnest wartime saga of loyalty and sacrifice that pulls you into its tense, emotional world episode by episode.

Created by
Lee Tim-sing
Genres
Drama
Starring
Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung, Sheren Tang Shui-man, Raymond Wong Ho-yin
Overview
Set in the late 1930s to late 1940s in Canton, Republic of China during World War II, No Regrets is an epic drama that centers on a triad family, the Canton police force, and the Japanese occupation of the city.

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Created by
Lee Tim-sing
Genres
Drama
Starring
Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung, Sheren Tang Shui-man, Raymond Wong Ho-yin
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • family
  • loyalty
  • survival
  • love
Places
  • big city
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
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Created by
Lee Tim-sing
Written by
Chan Ching-yee, Cheung Wa-Biu
Starring
Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung, Sheren Tang Shui-man, Raymond Wong Ho-yin, Ngo Ka-Nin, Nancy Wu Ting-yan, Elliot Ngok Wah, Evergreen Mak Cheung-ching, Fala Chen
Length
1 seasons, 32 episodes, 45 min each
Network
TVB Jade
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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