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The Passenger

1979 · 1 season

A slow, earnest Cantonese drama that weighs hard moral choices with a serious, talky patience.

Created by
Gary Chow Sai-Hau
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gigi Wong, Susanna Au-Yeung Pui-San, Shih Kien
Overview
The Passenger is a TVB television series, premiered on May 28, 1979. Theme song "The Passenger" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by George Lam.

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Created by
Gary Chow Sai-Hau
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gigi Wong, Susanna Au-Yeung Pui-San, Shih Kien
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • morality
  • justice
  • family
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Gary Chow Sai-Hau
Starring
Gigi Wong, Susanna Au-Yeung Pui-San, Shih Kien, Paul Chu Kong, Louise Lee Sze-Kei, Wong Man-Lei, Lam Tin, Seung Yee
Length
1 seasons, 90 episodes
Network
TVB Jade
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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