

Drama
Overview
Four vignettes, each set in different decades from the 1950s through the 1980s, deal with protagonists at different stages of life between childhood and young adulthood.
Top Cast


Sylvia Chang
Sylvia Chang
Sylvia Chang
An-ni Shih
An-ni Shih
Hsiao-fen
An-ni Shih
Hsiao-fen


Lee Li-Chun
Lee Li-Chun
Lee Li-Chun


Emily Y. Chang
Emily Y. Chang
Chang Chi Fen
Emily Y. Chang
Chang Chi Fen
Li Kuo-hsiu
Li Kuo-hsiu
Li Kuo-hsiu
Wang Qiguang
Wang Qiguang
Wang Qiguang


Vega Tsai
Vega Tsai
Vega Tsai


Chi Chen
Chi Chen
Chi Chen
Sheng-wen Lan
Sheng-wen Lan
Sheng-wen Lan


Sun Ya-Tung
Sun Ya-Tung
Sun Ya-Tung
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