Full list episodes the book and the sword english sub viewasian, legendary tv actor adam cheng zu, warriors from the magic mountain reprises the role that made him famous in this exciting new adaptation of the popular martial arts by louis cha aka chin yung. Although the flow of events is generally similar to that in the novel, yu wantings role is greatly emphasised. Book and sword is a popular book which has seen many film and tv adaptations done on it. The effect involves a peculiar and unexplained phenomenon, in which global stock markets will fall whenever a new hong kong tv drama series, starring cheng, is aired. Little do many people know though, the leader of the society chen jia luo is. I just watch the first episode and it seemed that its him, but, as i never heard this song on any of the cds i have, im not sure. He also performed some of the theme songs of the tv series he starred in, such as the greed of man and cold blood warm heart. Hong kong cinemagic the legend of the book and the sword. Enter swordswoman supreme pearl cheung who masters empty mind, sword skill and defeats the sword master. Book and the sword, the tv series dvd 2009 dvd empire.
Even in 1979 adam was televisions favorite chinese wuxia swordsman starring in many hongknog tvb rtv atv sword dramas, hongkong and taiwan swordsman movies. Legendary tv actor adam cheng zu, warriors from the magic mountain reprises the role that made him famous in this exciting new adaptation of the popular martial arts by louis cha aka chin yung. The book and the sword is a 2008 chinese television series adapted from louis cha s novel of the same title. The book and the sword is a wuxia novel by jin yong louis cha. The rebellious red flower society, led by their charismatic leader chan garlok cheng, attempts to assassinate the ching emperor. Marking his 50th anniversary in the industry, cheng embarked on his world tour earlier this year in hong kong.
Legend of the book and sword 08 george hu, adam cheng. Cheng became popularly associated with the ting hai effect, named after his character in the series. A sword master seeks to find his match and heir apparent. Based on a classic martial art novel of the same title, book and sword is one of the best martial art tv drama series of the 70s. The book and the sword 2009 china, also known as legend of the book and sword, shu jian en chou lu is china drama premiere on mar 20, 2009 on cctv. This version was released in 2002 actually called the book and sword gratitude and revengeremained very popular in china when it was released, unfortunately tai seng tends release only half versions of these shows outside asia and this being one of them make this show revealing that its missing a lot. Synopsis spoilers its not the same story as in the book. I just watch the first episode and it seemed that its him, but, as. Filled with spectaclar martial arts action, the book and the sword is a rousing tale of honor, patriotism, and brotherly love edit translation. Book and the sword, the tv series legendary tv actor adam cheng zu, warriors from the magic mountain reprises the role that made him famous in this exciting new adaptation of the popular martial arts novel by louis cha aka chin yung.
The legend of the book and the sword is a hong kong television series adapted from louis chas novel the book and the sword. The book and the sword is a 2008 chinese television series adapted from louis chas novel of the same title. The legend of the book and the sword 1976 tv series. It was first serialised between 8 february 1955 and 5 september 1956 in the hong kong newspaper the new. Buy the book and the sword 2009 dvd end english subtitled us version at with free international shipping. Adam cheng project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. I know the tv series was relatively faithful to the book so now ill have rudimentary knowledge of what theyre saying. Together with the nomads, chan executes a daring return to the capital and an audacious plan to capture qian lung once and for all. Buy book and sword vcd end at with free international shipping. New chinese drama the book and the sword 01 eng sub. It was first serialised between 8 february 1955 and 5 september 1956 in the hong kong newspaper the new evening post set in the manchuled qing dynasty during the reign of the qianlong emperor r. The rebellious red flower society, led by their charismatic leader chan garlok cheng, attempts to assassinate the ching emperor qian lung also played by cheng, as chan and his fellow fighters. The book and the sword episode 40 english subtitles. The book and the sword 2008 is it adam cheng who sings the beginning theme of this series.
And just as a small confession, i picked this up so that i could decide whether or not i wanted to buy the 1976 tvb drama adaptation of the book and the sword starring adam cheng. It was first broadcast on tvb in hong kong in 1976 cast note. Shu jian en chou lu the book and the sword by unknown. Watch full episode of the book and the sword hong kong. Buy the legend of the book and sword vinyl lp limited edition at with free international shipping.
With chaojung chen, hsiaohsuan chen, peipei cheng, esther kwan. Cheng started his career in the 1970s, where he gained a reputation for playing the lead roles in tvb wuxia drama series based on the works of louis cha and gu long, such as the heaven sword and dragon saber and chor lau heung. Filled with spectaclar martial arts action, the book and the sword is a rousing tale of honor, patriotism, and brotherly love. Thus, he challenges all comers to try and defeat him and his empty mind, kung fu sword technique. The legend of the book and sword vinyl lp limited edition. The book and the sword tv series the movie database tmdb. A household name for more than half a century, he is an accomplished singer and actor. It starred qiao zhenyu, adam cheng, niki chow, and liu dekai.
Buy book and sword part iii end at with free international shipping. The book and the sword is a wuxia novel by jin yong. One debonair swashbuckler attempts to defeat him and loses. It starred qiao zhenyu, adam cheng, niki chow and liu dekai in the leading roles. The book and the sword bas is based on the first novel by jin yong, shu jian en chou lu, and although the series follows very closely to the book, certain additions have been made to the plot, altering the story quite significantly, although the end result is the same.
The rebellious red flower society, led by their charismatic leader chan garlok cheng, attempts to assassinate the ching emperor qian lung also played by. Some of the characters names are in cantonese romanisation. Uneducated, stubborn, and somewhat mad, ding hai adam cheng befriends and later murders wealthy stockbroker fong chun sun damian lau. The series was first broadcast on cetv3 in china in 2009. Legend of the book and sword 08 qiao zhen yu, adam cheng i just discovered theres a new adaptation of jinyongs book and sword currently filming in hengdian, china. When yong zheng emperor inherited the throne from kang xi emperor. The series follows the battle against the qing dynasty and its manchu ruler chen long, the opposition being a han lead organization called the red flower society which is trying to return the country to its rightful owners the han chinese. Full episodes of the book and the sword english sub. From this shocking betrayal begins a long and harrowing cycle of revenge and violence that extends many years and trickles mercilessly down to the. Im surprised that there hasnt been much, if any news about this production, especially it being a jy adaptation and boasting famous faces for its leads. This is an enjoyable classic sword drama and adam cheng an excellent chinese sword fencer. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows. Now you can own your copy on vcd, and watch some of hong kongs top actors, including adam cheng and lisa wong in action.
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