''A War Diary'' is a 2001

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an television series produced by Dream Forest Production. Set in the time of

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, the series depicts the

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and life in Japanese-occupied Singapore from the point of view of an ethnic Chinese family. The dialogue, however, is primarily in English as the series was aired on the English-language television channel

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. The series was nominated for four

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in 2002, including Best Drama Series.

Cast

Tay Ping Hui Tay Ping Hui (born 10 November 1970) is a Singaporean actor and director. In 2014, Tay made his directorial debut with the basketball film ''Meeting the Giant''. Early life Tay attended Catholic High School (Primary and Secondary) and Catholi ...

as Lim Teck Meng * Don Lim as Lim Teck Hock *

James Taenaka James Katsuyuki Taenaka (妙中克之 ''Taenaka Katsuyuki''; born November 27, 1964), better known as Jimmy T, is an American film and television actor. He starred opposite the late Brandon Lee in '' Showdown in Little Tokyo'' (1991) as well as ...

as Lieutenant Kinoshita Kenji *

Winston Chao Winston Chao Wen-hsuan (born 9 June 1960) is a Taiwanese actor. He came to international attention for his performance in the 1993 film ''The Wedding Banquet'' and ''Kabali''. He is also known for his roles in ''Red Rose White Rose'' and ''Eat D ...

as the resistance leader *

Tan Kheng Hua Tan Kheng Hua (; born 17 January 1963) is a Singaporean actress. She is best known for her supporting role in the 2018 film ''Crazy Rich Asians'' and for the martial arts television series ''Kung Fu'' in 2021. Career Tan acquired an interest ...

as Lim Swee Neo *

Fiona Xie Fiona Xie (谢婉谕, Xie Wanyu; born 24 January 1982) is a Singaporean actress, variety show host, and was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2001 to 2009. Xie became ...

as Rita Lim *

Carole Lin Carole Lin () is a Singaporean actress. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1995 to 2009. Career Lin joined MediaCorp after taking part in Star Search Singapore 1995. She shot to fame for her role in ''The Price of Peace'' an ...

as Bee Lian * Valentine Cawley as

Stanley Warren Stanley Warren (1917 England – 20 February 1992, Dorset England) was an English painter. He was a bombardier of the 15th Regiment of the Royal Regiment of Artillery who became known for the Changi Murals he painted at a chapel during his int ...

Keagan Kang Keagan Kang (born 5 May 1976) is an Australian actor living and working in Singapore. Kang's first professional acting role was in ''Sweat''. Soon after, a theatre director invited him to star in the stage play ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern ...

as Simon DeSouza * Tracy Tan as Susan * Aaron Aziz * Robin Leong * Samuel He * Lim Yu Beng * Tony Quek * Jomar Staverløkk

External links

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''A War Diary''
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Dream Forest Productions
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