The Legend of the Book and the Sword (1987 TV series)

The Legend of the Book and the Sword
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Genre	Wuxia
Written by	Louis Cha (original story) 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 director(s)	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(s)	Cantonese
No. of episodes	28
Production
Executive producer(s)	Lee Tim-shing
Location(s)	Hong Kong
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production company(s)	TVB
Release
Original network	TVB
Original release	October 19 – November 20, 1987

The Legend of the Book and the Sword
Traditional Chinese	書劍恩仇錄
Simplified Chinese	书剑恩仇录
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Syu1 Gim3 Jan1 Sau4 Luk6

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

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

External links

• (Chinese) The Legend of the Book and the Sword on Baidu Baike