Known for Acting
At the age of 54, Sorina Fok sells all her properties in Los Angeles and returns to her homeland, Hong Kong, after the death of her husband. Originally, she intends to give her daughter, Jen and granddaughter, Kris, a surprise. She even decides to stay with Jen and Kris so that they can take care of each other.
Funeral home is the last stop of the deceased ones. This is also where `turn undead` take place, the ritual that purifies the soul. The soul hasn‘t gone through the ritual is usually a haunting one. They still have things undone in human world. In order to finish that, they usually do something disturbing which led to supernatural incidents. Three seemingly seperate stories happen at funeral home intertwine.
Each level of society has its own struggles and oftentimes, the lines between humanity, power, and self-interest can be difficult to unravel. Lead actress Angelica Lee participates in the Chief Executive election bearing her husband’s mission of selfless diplomacy and constant pursuit of fairness on her shoulders. Unfortunately, the reality of society causes her to be drawn into a complicated predicament – on one side, she must deal with internal conflicts within her team while on the other, she must fend off constant attacks from her political opponent Liu Kai Chi. After enduring numerous obstacles, she discovers that it is impossible to separate friend from foe. In that sense, the interweaving of love and hate, humanity and self-interest between the characters precisely mirrors the reality of today’s society. Through the [life] games people play, this series attempts to bring out the repulsive as well as radiant extremes of human nature.
Ho Nga Chun was a widow raising 5 young children (ages 10 and under) on her own. Desperate for money, she cheated during a mahjong game, but was caught. She decided to escape to the Philippines until everything blows over, meanwhile temporarily leaving her children at various places. However, in the Philippines, she was framed for murder and jailed for 18 years. Upon her return to Hong Kong in search of her children with hopes of reuniting the family, she is instead met with attitudes of indifference and resentment.
A naive kung-fu student (Lung Ti) falls under the influence of a corrupt master. Soon the student realizes his master plans to dominate the martial arts community by stealing a legendary martial arts book that's supposed to bestow its owner with extraordinary powers. And his master will stop at nothing - including murder - to possess that book. Now, with the help of a sympathetic female fighter and an intriguing drunk, the student must lead a rival kung-fu sect in a deadly tournament against his master and his kung-fu stablemates to keep the book out of the wrong hands.
After an old rich man mysteriously falls to his death, a ghost returns to settle the score.
Detectives Chung and Li suspect their superior, Siu To, of colluding with triads. Li discovers that his girlfriend was assaulted by a john associated with Siu To and seeks revenge. Later, when Siu To is implicated in a rape case, their subordinate, Ma, obtains evidence but is murdered, and witnesses are intimidated to leave the city. Chung is committed to making a big prosecution in the name of justice.
