Dark Tales

Dark Tales
Genre Period drama
Supernatural drama
Horror
Romance
Written by Ting Shan-si (I)
Leung Wing-mui (II)
Leung Kim-ho (II)
Based on the works of
Pu Songling
Theme music composer William Wu (I)
Mahmood Rumjahn (II)
Opening theme I: Kak Sai Ching (隔世情) by Cass Phang
II: Ji Dong Si Gor Mung (只當是個夢) by Cass Phang
Country of origin Hong Kong
Original language(s) Cantonese
No. of episodes 75 (I–II)
Production
Producer(s) Lau Sze-yu (I–II)
Chou Ling-kang (I)
Location(s) Hong Kong
Taiwan
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 45 mins. (each)
Production company(s) TVB
Release
Original network Jade
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release 18 March 1996 – 1 May 1998
Dark Tales
Traditional Chinese 聊齋
Simplified Chinese 聊斋

The Dark Tales is a series of Hong Kong television period supernatural dramas that originally aired on Jade from 18 March 1996 to 1 May 1998, consisting of two installments with 75 episodes. Based on Qing Dynasty writer Pu Songling's series of supernatural tales called Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Dark Tales is produced by TVB and stars a cast of mainly Hong Kong and Taiwanese actors.

Dark Tales I

Dark Tales I (聊齋) originally aired on Jade every weekday evening from 18 March to 5 May 1996, and is produced by Lau Sze-yu and Chou Ling-kang, consisting of 35 episodes. It features six independent stories, adapted from the first ten books of Pu's novel.

Part I (Episodes 1–5)

Part I (流光情劫; lit. "Stealing Love Through Time") is adapted from the tale Mr. Lu's Daughter (魯公女).

Part II (Episodes 5–10)

Part II (俠女田郎; lit. Heroine Tian) is adapted from the tale Tian Chi-lang (田七郎).

Part III (Episodes 11–15)

Part III (古劍幽靈; lit. "Ancient Ghost Sword") is adapted from the tale Chin Sheng-se (金生色).

Part IV (Episodes 16–20)

Part IV (狐仙報恩; lit. "Fox Spirit Repays Debt") is adapted from the tale Siao Chui (小翠).

Part V (Episodes 21–25)

Part V (翁婿鬥法; lit. "Fight of the In-Laws") is adapted from the tale Chang-ting (長亭).

Part VI (Episodes 26–35)

Part VI (秋月還陽; lit. "Chiu-yue Returns from Death") is adapted from the tale Wu Chiu-yue (伍秋月).

Dark Tales II

Dark Tales II (聊齋貳) originally aired on Jade every weekday evening from 9 March to 1 May 1998, and is produced by Lau Sze-yu, consisting of 40 episodes. It features eight independent stories, adapted from the first fifteen books of Pu's novel.

Part I (Episodes 1–5)

Part I (陸判奇談; lit. "Interesting Tales of Judge Lu") is adapted from the tale Judge Lu (陸判).

Part II (Episodes 5–10)

Part II (綠野飛仙; lit. "Flying Immortal in the Wilderness") is adapted from the tale Ying (阿英).

Part III (Episodes 11–15)

Part III (鬼母痴兒; lit. "Ghostly Mother, Devoted Son") is adapted from the tale Siang-chun (湘裙).

Part IV (Episodes 16–20)

Part IV (陰差陽錯; lit. "Accidental Mistake") is adapted from the tale Wang Lu-lang (王六郎).

Part V (Episodes 21–25)

Part V (花醉紅塵; lit. "World of Drunk Flowers") is adapted from the tale Madam Hsin Shi-si (辛十四娘).

Part VI (Episodes 26–30)

Part VI (隔世追情; lit. "Chasing Love Across Time") is adapted from the tale Chin-se (錦瑟).

Part VII (Episodes 31–35)

Part VII (魅影靈狐; lit. "Phantom Fox Spirit") is adapted from the tale Lian Siang (蓮香).

Part VIII (Episodes 36–40)

Part VIII (斬妖神劍; lit. "Demon Sword") is adapted from the tale Lady Hua (花姑子).

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