Looking Back in Anger
| Looking Back In Anger 義不容情 |
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Looking Back In Anger promo poster
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| Also known as | Nghĩa Bất Dung Tình 义不容情 義不容情 คู่แค้นสายโลหิต |
| Created by | Wai Ka-Fai |
| Directed by | Lee Kwok Lap Yuen Ying Ming |
| Starring |
Felix Wong Deric Wan Carina Lau Kathy Chow Elliot Ngok Kwai Hoi-san Lee Shing-cheung Hor Kar-lai Leung See-ho Yammie Nam Gregory Lee Soh Hang-suen |
| Theme music composer |
Danny Chan Dave Wong Kit |
| Opening theme |
Yat sang ho kau (一生何求) Bits of Sadness, Bits of Craze (幾分傷心幾分痴) |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
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| Location(s) | Hong Kong, Malaysia, China |
| Running time | 42 minutes (each) |
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| Original network | TVB Jade |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Mono |
| First shown in | 1989 |
| Original release | 3 April – 9 June 1989 |
Looking Back in Anger (Chinese: 義不容情; literally: "righteousness doesn’t permit feelings") was a 1989 Hong Kong TV series and one of the most watched TVB series by Chinese people in Hong Kong and around the world. Many factors contributed to the success of this series. As well as its tragic but memorable storyline, this series featured a strong cast, with Felix Wong, Deric Wan (who rose to fame with his role as the main antagonist), Carina Lau, Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei and Maggie Shiu. The popular theme song of the series "Yat sang ho kau" (一生何求) was sung by Danny Chan and later by Deric Wan himself.
The series starts off with business tycoon, Sean Ding Yau Kin (Felix Wong), waiting for a telephone call. It then moves into a flashback to Kin's childhood years.
The young Kin (played by Gregory Lee) was born into a poor and struggling family. Kin's parents are always fighting over money because his father, Ding Wing Cheung (also played by Felix Wong) is addicted to gambling and has used up the family's savings, much to the displeasure of his wife, Mui Fan Fong (Yammie Nam.) However, despite Ding Wing Cheung's weak personality and lack of self-control, he is still a caring and loving father.
Desperate for money to spend for the New Year, Fong, an ex-thief, steals a man's purse. When she is caught by the police, it turns out that the purse belongs to a high-ranking official who was murdered shortly after the pickpocketing, and Fong is framed for the murder. Cheung, ashamed of his addiction, cuts off his fingers in front of the shocked Kin. Even though she is pregnant, Fong is forced through a humiliating trial, helped by retiring lawyer Martin Chu Siu-shan (Cheng Gwan Min) who defends her against the ruthless prosecutor, Henry Fung Sai Bong (Ngok Wah).
Fong nearly wins her freedom when suddenly an eye-witness, Mr. Szeto (Lok Ying Kwan), is put on the stand and accuses her of the murder. It turns out that Mr. Szeto had molested a deaf-mute student of his, and has lied about seeing Fong commit murder in order to get immunity. Fong loses the trial and is sentenced to death by hanging once her son, Ben Ding Yau Hong, is born.
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