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Tofu Street

1996 · 1 season

A slow, earnest immersion into hardscrabble lives, rich in period detail and quiet emotional weight.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Set in the late 1940s to the '70s, this drama revolves around the lives of a group of tenants with diverse backgrounds staying in a big house located in Tofu Street. Experience the struggles of the inhabitants of a poor rural village in China who subsequently settle down in Tofu Street. This weighty drama gives an insight into the lives of post-war survivors consisting of a group of tenants with diverse backgrounds staying in a big house in the yester-years era.
How it feels
Melancholic, earnest, warm and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Survival, family, class, isolation
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Starring
Huihui Chen, Carole Lin, Shirley Ho, Cynthia Koh, Jacelyn Tay, 俞宏荣, Ix Shen, 邹联福
Length
1 seasons, 25 episodes, 45 min each
Network
meWATCH, MediaCorp Channel 8
Country
Singapore
Languages
Mandarin

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