A New Life | |
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命運迷宮 | |
Genre | Crime drama Action |
Screenplay by | Wong Yuk-tak Chan Siu-cheung Tsang Po-wah Alex Lee Chung Ching-ling |
Directed by | Lui Sui-lun Yung Kwok-wai Ng Chi-kuen Patrick Yau |
Starring | Margie Tsang Savio Tsang Donnie Yen Kitty Lai Joseph Lee Yip Yuk-ping |
Theme music composer | Tai Chi |
Opening theme | A New Life (命運迷宮) by Tai Chi |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language | Cantonese |
No. of episodes | 15 |
Production | |
Producer | Yeung Kam-chuen |
Production location | Hong Kong |
Camera setup | Multi camera |
Production company | TVB |
Original release | |
Network | TVB Jade |
Release | 1991 |
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Traditional Chinese | 命運迷宮 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 命运迷宫 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | "The Labyrinth of Destiny" | ||||||||||
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Yam Chi-ho (Savio Tsang) was brought up in the triads and have been imprisoned on numerous occasions. Chi-ho was temporarily released from prison to attend his father's funeral,the police are tightly monitoring him,believing he will commit another crime,and thus,Chi-ho feels a great sense of stress. He later meets a passionate social worker,Ha Ching-man (Margie Tsang),who actively leads Chi-ho back on the right path. During one occasion,Chi-ho went to settle a dispute for his triad brother,causing his wife,Pui-kuen (Kitty Lai) to a miscarriage. Disappointed at how Chi-ho was unable to change his poor habits,Pui-kuen breaks up with him. While Chi-ho felt guilty,Ching-man comforts him and inspires him to reform.
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