The Price of Peace | |
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和平的代价 | |
Genre | Period drama |
Written by | Ang Eng Tee Chong Liang Sin Guo Yude |
Directed by | Loo Yin Kam |
Starring | Rayson Tan Xiang Yun Chen Shucheng Jacintha Abisheganaden James Lye Lina Ng Christopher Lee Ivy Lee Carole Lin Ryan Choo |
Opening theme | The Price of Peace (和平的代价) performed by Sebastian Tan (drama) and Christopher Lee (ending) |
Country of origin | Singapore |
Original languages | Mandarin English (dub) |
No. of episodes | 32 |
Production | |
Producers | Kok Len Shoong Au Yuk Sing |
Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
Original release | |
Network | TCS Eighth Frequency TCS Fifth Frequency |
Release | 30 June – 19 August 1997 |
Related | |
In Pursuit of Peace (2001) A War Diary (2001) |
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Traditional Chinese | 和平的代價 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 和平的代价 | ||||||
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The Price of Peace is a Singaporean television drama 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.
It was first aired on Television Corporation of Singapore's (TCS) Channel 8 on 30 June 1997. The drama was then dubbed in English and then 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 Singapore-made films and series. [1] The whole series is also currently viewable via Mediacorp's official streaming website meWATCH in solely the region of Singapore,in addition to its official YouTube channel . [2]
The plot is divided into seven parts,each focusing on distinct themes and events.
# | Title | Episodes | Description |
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1 | Unity in Adversity 风雨同舟 | 1–13 | This part introduces Japanese aggression in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War and depicts the major relief efforts undertaken by the Chinese community in Singapore and Malaya under Tan Kah Kee's leadership. Some featured historical events include the workers' strike at the Dungun tin mine and the Burma Road recruitment drive. |
2 | Eve of the Storm - 1941 暴风前夕- 一九四一年 | 13–18 | This part depicts escalating tensions in Singapore prior to the Japanese invasion. Some featured historical events include the establishment of air raid precautions in Singapore. |
3 | Defending Singapore 保卫新加坡 | 18–23 | This part depicts the Japanese invasion of Malaya and Singapore. Some featured historical events include the establishment of the Overseas Chinese Mobilisation Council and the Battle of Singapore. |
4 | Mass Screening 大检证 | 23–25 | This part depicts the Sook Ching Massacre and Lim Bo Seng's establishment of a guerrilla network under Force 136. |
5 | Lim Bo Seng and Force 136 林谋盛与一三六部队 | 26–29 | This part depicts Force 136's espionage activities in Malaya and the heroic deeds of Elizabeth Choy,along with a glimpse of daily life in Japanese-occupied Singapore. |
6 | Lim Bo Seng's Death 林谋盛之死 | 29–32 | This part depicts Lim Bo Seng's capture and death at the hands of the Japanese,and the heroic deeds of Sybil Kathigasu. |
7 | The Price of Peace 和平的代价 | 32 | This concluding segment depicts the Japanese surrender and the honouring of Lim Bo Seng. |
On 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.
The opening theme song,which shares the same title as the series,was sung in Mandarin by Sebastian Tan (Chen Ruibiao). The main theme of the 1997 Hong Kong film The Soong Sisters and Shanghai Grand is also extensively used in the series.
The 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.
Year | Ceremony | Award | Nominee | Result | Ref |
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1997 | Star Awards | Best Actor | Christopher Lee | Won | |
James Lye | Nominated | ||||
Best Actress | Carole Lin | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Hong Huifang | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Chen Guohua 陈国华 | Nominated | |||
Chen Shucheng | Nominated | ||||
Best Drama Serial | — | Won | |||
Best Theme Song | 和平的代價by Sebastian Tan | Won |
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Preceded by Tofu Street 1996 | Star Awards for Best Drama Serial The Price of Peace 1997 | Succeeded by Stand by Me 1998 |