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The Price of Peace
The Price of Peace (和平的代价) is a Singaporean period drama television series set in Japanese-occupied Singapore during World War II. It starred Rayson Tan, Xiang Yun, Chen Shucheng, Jacintha Abisheganaden, James Lye, Lina Ng, Christopher Lee, Ivy Lee, Carole Lin and Ryan Choo. The series is based on a 1995 book of the same title published by Asiapac Books which contains numerous first-hand accounts of war veterans and eyewitnesses. Originally in Mandarin, the series was first aired on Television Corporation of Singapore's (TCS) Channel 8 on 30 June 1997. The drama was then dubbed in English and broadcast on TCS's Channel 5 in 1999. The drama has been rerun on MediaCorp Channel 8 several times since its premiere Starting 1 August 2020, it was made available for streaming on Netflix along with over 100 Singaporean films and television series.[1] The series is also viewable via Mediacorp's official streaming website meWATCH only in Singapore, as well as on its MediaCorp's YouTube channel .[2] PlotOutlineThe plot is divided into seven parts, each focusing on distinct themes and events.
SynopsisOn 7 July 1937, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident sparks off the Second Sino-Japanese War as Japan launches a full invasion on China. Dida Cheng, a deserter from the Chinese army, flees to Malaya, where he meets Cuicui, a Chinese opera actress, and Hideko, a Japanese woman. The three of them are drawn into a complex love triangle. Xie Guomin, an anti-Japanese activist, and Zhou Wenlong, the asthmatic son of a tailor, both fall in love with the porridge vendor Wang Qiumei. After Wang is publicly humiliated by an evil businessman, she is saved by Zhou and decides to marry him. However, she is already secretly pregnant with Xie's child. Their relationships become very strained. After the Japanese occupied Singapore in 1942, the Sook Ching Massacre takes place when thousands of Chinese deemed to be anti-Japanese activists are rounded up and executed. Following his arrest by the Kempeitai, Xie Guomin becomes a hanjian and informer after succumbing to the enemy under torture. On the other hand, Dida Cheng becomes a resistance fighter and an ally of Force 136, and he continues to fight the Japanese invaders to liberate Singapore. Historical figures such as the war heroes Lim Bo Seng, Elizabeth Choy and Sybil Kathigasu, the philanthropist Tan Kah Kee, as well as notorious Japanese military figures such as Ishibe Toshiro and Yoshimura Ekio, are also featured as semi-fictional characters in the drama. CastMain cast
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MusicThe opening theme song, which shares the same title as the series, was sung in Mandarin by Sebastian Tan (Chen Ruibiao). The main themes of the Hong Kong films The Soong Sisters and Shanghai Grand were also extensively used in the series. Filming locationsThe series was shot on location in Singapore at the now-defunct TV World in Tuas, Tan Teck Guan Building, Danish Seamen's Church, St. Andrew's School, Chung Cheng High School (Main), The Chinese High School, and HQ Tanglin Barracks (Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building), among others. Extensive filming was also done in Ipoh, Malaysia. Accolades
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