War And Destiny

The story opens in 1937 when northeastern China is seized by the Japanese army. KOO PING-ON (WU, MYOLIE), along with her seriously ill mother and TIN HAU-YEE (NG CHEUK HAI, RON), a friend whom she trusts as a brother, comes to Nanjing (formerly known as Nanking) to seek refuge with her biological father KU MAN-CHAI (LAU DAN), who is the wealthiest rice merchant in the city. Sadly, the three of them are not welcomed by the KOOs and are treated like dirt in the big mansion. Following the Marco Polo Bridge Incident (also known as the Lugouqiao Incident of July 7 in China), Nanjing falls to the Japanese troops. Not until this point does ON realize that her closest childhood buddy YEE is actually the son of the Japanese General KOWASHI MATSUDA (SHEK SHAU)...