| The Legend of the Book and the Sword | |
|---|---|
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| Traditional Chinese | 書劍恩仇錄 |
| Simplified Chinese | 书剑恩仇录 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shū Jiàn Ēn Chóu Lù |
| Jyutping | Syu1 Gim3 Jan1 Sau4 Luk6 |
| Genre | Wuxia |
| Based on | The Book and the Sword by Louis Cha |
| Screenplay by | Chan Suk-hin Yuen Siu-na Mak Chi-sing Lee King-wah |
| Directed by | Tsang Ho-man Wong Kin-fan Chan Hung-kai Lee Kwok-lap Chan Ho-wai Heung Lap-hang Tang Kin-fan Chan Toi-yuen |
| Creative directors | Wong Chiu-cheung Kan Yuen-chak Yu Chi-san Lee Po-wing |
| Starring | Pang Man-kin Simon Yam Jacqueline Law Fiona Leung Kitty Lai Lawrence Ng |
| Theme music composer | Joseph Koo |
| Opening theme | Wu Hon Mung (胡漢夢) performed by Canti Lau and Angela Fong |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lee Tim-shing |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB |
| Release | 19 October – 20 November 1987 |
The Legend of the Book and Sword is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Book and the Sword. The series was first aired on TVB in Hong Kong in 1987.
Cast
[edit]- Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.
- Pang Man-kin as Chan Ka-lok / Fuk-hong-on
- Simon Yam as Kin-lung Emperor
- Kitty Lai as Lei Yun-chi
- Jacqueline Law as Fok-ching-tung
- Fiona Leung as Heung-heung
- Lawrence Ng as Yu Yu-tung
- Shek Sau as Man Tai-loi
- Barbara Chan Man-yee as Lok Bing
- Jaime Chik as Yuk-yu-yee
- Liu Kai-chi as Tsui Tin-wang
- Kiki Sheung as Chow Yee
- Ng Man-tat as Chow Chung-ying
- Elliot Ngok as Cheung Chiu-chung
- Lau Kong as Luk Fei-ching
- Chun Wong as Chiu Bun-san
- Dicky Cheung as Sam-yin
- Kwan Ching as Taoist Mou-chan
- Ho Lai-nam as Seung Hak-chi
- So Hon-sang as Seung Pak-chi
- Henry Lee as Wai Chun-wah
- Chu Tit-wo as Yeung Sing-hip
- Cheung Lui as Cheung Chun
- Mak Tsi-wan as Shek Sheung-ying
- Bobby Tsang as Cheung Say-kan
- Felix Lok as Lei Ho-sau
- Tam Chuen-hing as Siu-wai
- Pak Ying as Yu Man-ting
- Kwan Hoi-san as Yuen See-siu
- Kon Kwok-wai as Chan Cheng-tak
- Pak Yan as Kwan Ming-mui
- Yeung Chak-lam as Wong Wai-yeung
- Wu May-yee as Mrs Chow
- Wayne Lai as Mang Kin-hung
- Fok Ka-lai as On Kin-kong
- Bak Man-biu as Muk-cheuk-lun
- Ngai Wai as Fok-ah-yee
- Benz Hui as Ah-fan-tai
- Chan On-ying as Ah-fan-tai's wife
- Tam Bing-man as Master Tong
- Leung Hung-wah as Tung Siu-wo
- Kiu Hung as Koo Kam-biu
- Chun Hung as Ha-hap-toi
- Ma Hing-sang as Kiu Man-kei
- Chu Siu-kei as Yim Sai-fui
- Ko Miu-see as Tsui Chiu-sang
- Lau Siu-ming as Chan Sai-koon
- Chan Yau-how as Tin King
- Yip Tin-hang as Pak Chun
- Seung Yee as Empress Dowager
- Ng Wan-yee as Kin-lung's wet nurse