1987 Hong Kong TV series or program
The Legend of the Book and the Sword VCD cover
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-kinSimon Yam Jacqueline Law Fiona Leung Kitty LaiLawrence Ng Theme music composer Joseph Koo Opening theme Wu Hon Mung (胡漢夢) performed by Canti Lau and Angela FongCountry of origin Hong Kong Original language Cantonese No. of episodes28 Executive producer Lee Tim-shing Production location Hong Kong Running time 45 minutes per episode Production company TVB Network TVB Release 19 October (1987-10-19 ) – 20 November 1987 (1987-11-20 )
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
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