Top Cast
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Jeanette Lin Tsui
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Zhao Lei
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Wang Yuan-Long
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Mei Yueh-Wah
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Chu Shao-Chuen
Overview
Early Shaw Brothers drama
Rating
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In the Chinese town of Fuyang, four brothers go about their day-to-day lives, their destinies shaped by love and challenges.
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