Taiwan Tornado

A sprawling, melodramatic soap opera full of scheming and suffering, easy to dip into but heavy with cruelty and family conflict.

Created by

Cheng Man-Wah, Chi-shiang Lin

Genres

Drama, Soap, Family

Starring

Chen Chao-jung, Elsie Yeh, Franco Chiang

Overview

Chi-Chung Huang is the second son of the Huang family, which owns Taiwan Chao-Lian Group. Chi-Chung and his older brother, Chi-Long Huang, bribe the prosecutor for a death penalty case that his family is involved in. However, the prosecutor changes his mind about the matter. Chi-Chung leads his men to confront the prosecutor, who later falls off an elevated expressway and dies. To lay low for a while, Chi-Chung accepts his brother's arrangement and goes into hiding in the southern region of Taiwan. However, after he arrives there, he is controlled by a crime syndicate. After he is drugged and becomes hardly conscious, he inadvertently rapes Chia-Yi, who is a nice good girl. After the rape, Chia-Yi swears to get Chi-Chung to face up the legal consequences; later, she finds she is impregnated by Chi-Chung, and this strengthens her will to fight a battle between the rich (Chi-Chung) and the poor (herself). As a storm is quietly approaching, who will turn out to be the winner?

How it feels

Dark, melancholic, tense and campy. Slow-burning and fine in the background.

About

Power, family, betrayal, class

Content

Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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