In 1946, the cargo ship "Chaofeng Pill" returned from Japan to Keelung Port, and the ship was filled with Taiwanese people who traveled to Japan. Tao Zhanwen, a well-known Chinese student who detected the murder in Japan, also came to Bodhisattva with his friend Yang Huiming, but he encountered a series of bizarre murders...
There is a small pâtisserie in an alley that has no name, no menu, and a temperamental pastry chef who only makes 3 types of desserts a day. When a backpacker stumbled into the little shop and insisted on staying to be her assistant, the atmosphere inside the shop changes for the better. He act as a bridge between her and the customers, using her desserts to heal the customers' broken hearts. But who can heal the chef's broken heart when her ex-boyfriend came knocking?
Vic Zhou plays a Taiwanese medic in World War II who was deployed to China as a Japanese military doctor. He endured much internal turmoil as his allegiance was split between his Japanese ruler and his Chinese ancestry. At the end of the war, a Chinese general saved him from being executed with the rest of Japanese soldiers. Ever since his rescue, he had been searching for a way to get back home. Back to Taiwan.
Chen Hao Yuan is an honor student with a mellow personality. His best friend Hong Cheng Yi, on the other hand, is delinquent who did time in juvenile detention for bank robbery. Together they helped their classmate get off drug addiction, exposed their teacher's dirty secrets, and even tried to find the bees that have gone missing because of the upcoming 2012 apocalypse. Their carefree attitude toward life turned to rage when they discovered that a corrupted politician was responsible for both of their families' misfortunes. The boys got a gun and decided to explode the day before their high school graduation.
Pham Van Ninh, a foreign doctor working illegally in Taiwan, joins forces with neurosurgeon Cheng Wan-ping to save patients after a gas explosion. However, their actions draw them into a medical controversy, forcing them to flee. As they are hunted by both legal and criminal forces, what starts as a clash between them turns into cooperation. Together, they struggle with the moral and legal dilemmas they face, as two isolated souls find their lives unexpectedly intertwined.
In hospitals, a group of people are helping the families of braindead patients understand organ donation and seek consent for the procedure. They are the transplant coordinators. Wen Yu-du is a new nurse just stepping into the field of organ transplant. She has encountered countless challenges, still she overcomes them with her passion for the work. Yet the biggest challenge for Wen’s career as a transplant coordinator is just about to begin.
Ru Wei and You Yan have a simple relationship. But in every simple relationship, there are many difficulties. They are not rich, but they try very hard to enjoy life. They are very serious about their relationship and try their best to achieve something in life - hoping one day they can become who they want to become. One day, Ru Wei has a 'lucky chance' in life. Her company wants to send her to Shanghai, with a promotion and higher pay. These two who are deeply in love cannot bear to have a long-distance relationship. With all the uncertainties in their future, can they still stand by each other?
At age 12, in the twilight of the Chinese Civil War, GAO Bing-han followed the Nationalist government in their exodus to Taiwan under his mother’s orders. Now, in his 80s and a lawyer, GAO encounters three mothers in his work. The first is HONG, who tolerates her son’s violence. The second is JIANG, an indigenous woman who isn’t accepted by her father-in-law. And the last one is XIE, who seems elegant on the surface but is greatly depressed due to her family problems. In the midst of dealing with the conflicts of these three, GAO can’t help but sigh: “Did the war really end?”
Adapted from the novel by author Wu Hsiao-Le, the series consists of five independent stories about parenting, as well as children's pressures of growing up, when faced with the tragic consequences of social pressure, parental oppression and family dysfunction. Each story is told in two parts in this ten-part series.
The life stories of four firefighters show that, through their daily work, they have not only witnessed various spectrums of Taiwan’s society but also been forced to face their own life lessons.
Tseng Jing-hua and Berant Zhu embark on a road trip around Taiwan in their van, Erdai, to complete eight coming-of-age challenges. From stepping out of their comfort zones to swimming to a remote island, earning their keep on Matsu, and joining the Bunun tribe in a search for roots, they face physical, emotional, and moral tests. As they turn 25, they grapple with inner struggles, endurance, and values, all while seeking the elusive secret of adulthood. Will they conquer these challenges and transition into adulthood?
In 1949, the only daughter of the largest tea factory in Taiwan was supposed to marry a man to take over her life and her father’s huge business. After she divorced, who was her own master became a question. To prove her worth, she intervenes in the family business that was in high debt. In an era when there was no "businesswoman", she led the crumbling tea factory to the world in the "tea wars”.