''The Legend of the Book and Sword'' is a Hong Kong television series adapted from
Louis Cha
Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong dail ...
's novel ''
The Book and the Sword
''The Book and the Sword'' is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised between 8 February 1955 and 5 September 1956The date conforms to the data published in Chen Zhenhui (陳鎮輝), ''Wuxia Xiaoshuo Xiaoyao Tan'' (武 ...
''. The series was first aired on
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ...
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
Simon Yam Tat-wah (; born 19 March 1955) is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. He received international acclaim for his performances in international film festival and box office hits such as ''Naked Killer'', '' SPL: Sha Po Lang'', ''Election' ...
as
Kin-lung Emperor
* Kitty Lai as Lei Yun-chi
* Jacqueline Law as Fok-ching-tung
* Fiona Leung as Heung-heung
*
Lawrence Ng
Lawrence Ng Kai-wah (, ; born 19 May 1964) is a popular TV actor in Hong Kong. His more famous works include the television series '' Healing Hands'' and the films ''Fate Twisters'' and ''Sex and Zen''.
Ng's older brother is former Charlie N ...
as Yu Yu-tung
*
Shek Sau
Shek Sau (, born Chan Shek-sau, Bill, 21 November 1947) is a Hong Kong actor working for TVB. His son Sam Chan also works for TVB as an actor. In 2005, they appeared in a cooking show together for a Father's Day
Father's Day is a holiday o ...
as Man Tai-loi
* Barbara Chan Man-yee as Lok Bing
*
Jaime Chik
Jaime Chik Mei-chun (, born 5 January 1962) is a Hong Kong TVB actress and was named as one of the Five Beauties of TVB.
Personal life
Chik met Hong Kong actor Michael Miu
Michael Miu Kiu-wai ( 苗僑偉) (born 18 June 1958) is a Hong Kong acto ...
as Yuk-yu-yee
*
Liu Kai-chi
Dick Liu Kai-chi (, 30 September 1953 – 28 March 2021) was a Hong Kong actor, best known for his everyman supporting roles. His career spanned over 40 years, with appearances in over 90 television series and 70 films. He earned eight nomina ...
as Tsui Tin-wang
*
Kiki Sheung
Kiki Sheung Tin-ngoh (, born 24 July 1963) is a Hong Kong TVB actress. Kiki was originally with TVB, but moved over to rival station ATV in 1995. She moved back to TVB in 2002.
Awards nominations
* Nominated: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supp ...
as Chow Yee
*
Ng Man-tat as Chow Chung-ying
*
Elliot Ngok
Yueh Hua (; 14 July 1942 – 20 October 2018) was a Shanghai-born Hong Kong actor, later based in Canada, with Shaw Brothers Studio and TVB. Yueh is one of the most versatile and prolific leading actors of Shaw Brothers. Yueh starred in five ...
as Cheung Chiu-chung
*
Lau Kong
Lau Kong () is a Hong Kong actor who worked on the network TVB.
Biography
Little is known of Lau's private life, but he has been acting since 1976, when he first joined the now defunct network Commercial Television, he later joined RTV (now AT ...
as Luk Fei-ching
* Chun Wong as Chiu Bun-san
*
Dicky Cheung
Dicky Cheung Wai-kin (; born 8 February 1965) is a Hong Kong actor and singer.
Early childhood
Cheung grew up with a physically abusive father. His parents divorced when Cheung was 14.
Cheung was educated in St Francis Xavier's College in Ho ...
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
Felix Lok Ying-kwan is a Hong Kong actor. His television appearances include roles in ''Looking Back in Anger'', '' The Drive of Life'' and '' The Academy''.
Filmography
Television series
Films
*''Heroes of the Underground'' (1976)
*''The Hap ...
as Lei Ho-sau
* Tam Chuen-hing as Siu-wai
* Pak Ying as Yu Man-ting
*
Kwan Hoi-san
Herman Kwan Hoi-San () (born Kwan Ming-kok; October 23, 1925 – September 11, 2006) was a Hong Kong actor. His English name was Herman Kwan. Kwan started off as a Cantonese opera actor in street theatre before joining New Voice Opera Troupe (� ...
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
Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung (; born 4 May 1964) is a Hong Kong actor. He became one of Hong Kong's most successful television actors after starring in TVB hit drama series ''Rosy Business''. Lai won three TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor, maki ...
as Mang Kin-hung
* Fok Ka-lai as On Kin-kong
*
Bak Man-biu
Bak Man Biu（1921–2007) was a veteran Hong Kong actor best known for his role as the Patriatch Lok Fai in the TVB drama '' A House Is Not A Home'' (1977).
Career
Born as Chew Hong Fook in 1921, during the 1940s, Bak was involved in Cantones ...
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
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