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Living

2023 · 1 season

A gentle, bittersweet family drama that mixes quiet sadness with everyday warmth, asking you to sit with people who are quietly struggling.

Created by
Du Zheng-zhe
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Family
Starring
Wu Kang-ren, Joe Cheng, JC Lin
Overview
The defeated Kao Jia Yue suddenly comes back home after many years. Many people feel awkward about his return, and hope he will leave soon. His nephew Cheng Yu is the only exception, as he finds Jia Yue different from other adults. Jia Yue realizes everyone, including himself, is struggling in life with so many challenges. His parents have an unhappy marriage, his second brother doesn’t feel he belongs at home, and his third brother is bewildered about his future. However, they continue to stumble and move on in life. Witnessing how everyone works hard to survive, Jia Yue also starts to plan his next step. He thought it was time to carry out his suicide plan…

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Created by
Du Zheng-zhe
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Family
Starring
Wu Kang-ren, Joe Cheng, JC Lin
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • isolation
  • healing
  • identity
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, family
Created by
Du Zheng-zhe
Written by
Lin Yan-ru, Du Zheng-zhe
Starring
Wu Kang-ren, Joe Cheng, JC Lin, Sandrine Pinna, Sun Ke-fang, Yang Kuei-mei, King Jieh-wen, Beatrice Fang
Cinematography
Tseng Hsien-chung
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes
Network
GTV
Country
Taiwan
Languages
Mandarin

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