Ten Brothers (other)
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''Ten Brothers'' is a Chinese legend. Ten Brothers may also refer to: * ''Ten Brothers'' (1985 TV series), a Hong Kong series on ATV adapting the legend * ''Ten Brothers'' (2007 TV series), a Hong Kong series on TVB adapting the legend * ''Ten Brothers'' (1995 film), a Hong Kong film adaptation starring Sharla Cheung Sharla Cheung Man (born 7 February 1968) is a Hong Kong actress and film producer. Career Cheung was discovered by Wong Jing, who cast her in her first film role in the 1986 film '' The Magic Crystal''. She continued to work with the director o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ten Brothers
''Ten Brothers'' () is a Chinese legend known to be written around the time of the Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644). It has been told and spun off in various adaptations and remains popular since it is one of the oldest Chinese legends to feature characters in a superhero fashion. Story The more modern version of the story has a married couple finding ten magical pearls; the wife swallows all ten pearls in one gulp and gives birth to decuplet sons. Each one of the ten brothers possesses a different supernatural power, though they develop their gifts as the story progresses. At the end, the brothers battle some form of an antagonist and they only win by working together. However, if the ten brothers come into contact with limestone, their powers disappear and they become helpless. Characters The number of brothers varies among Chinese ethnicities: the Yi people have nine brothers; the Zhuang people have eight brothers; the Han people have five brothers; and the Li people have 10 brot ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ten Brothers (1985 TV Series)
''Ten Brothers'' (十兄弟) is a 1985 ATV drama series produced in Hong Kong. It is the first TV series to follow the Chinese mythology Chinese mythology () is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature throughout the area now known as Greater China. Chinese mythology encompasses a diverse array of myths derived from regional and cultural tradit ... story of the same name. Synopsis The story is based on a couple who gave birth to the ten brothers. The brothers later would discover they have supernatural abilities. Cast References Asia Television original programming 1985 Hong Kong television series debuts 1980s Hong Kong television series Cantonese-language television shows {{HongKong-tv-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ten Brothers (2007 TV Series)
''Ten Brothers'' (Traditional Chinese: 十兄弟) is a TVB costume comedy series released overseas in September 2005 and broadcast on TVB Jade in February 2007. The series is partially based on the Chinese mythology of the same name. Synopsis Chan Dai-Ha (Frankie Lam) sells Chinese desserts and falls in love with a wealthy girl named Gei Hao-Yee ( Kenix Kwok). Each time Dai-Ha tries to help Hao-Yee, he does something wrong and angers her instead. One day, Hao-Yee and her servant falls down a hill and he saves them. Without thanking him, she shouts at him and mistakenly drinks the soup with ten magical beans in it. The magical beans make her pregnant. However, due to a law in the town forbidding unmarried pregnancy, the villagers are angry and want her punished. Dai-Ha finds out and explains to the villagers that he is the father, causing a deferral of Hao-Yee's execution. Dai-Ha brings her to his small home where their ten babies are born. Together, they both raise the children ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ten Brothers (1995 Film)
''Ten Brothers'' () is a Chinese legend known to be written around the time of the Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644). It has been told and spun off in various adaptations and remains popular since it is one of the oldest Chinese legends to feature characters in a superhero fashion. Story The more modern version of the story has a married couple finding ten magical pearls; the wife swallows all ten pearls in one gulp and gives birth to decuplet sons. Each one of the ten brothers possesses a different supernatural power, though they develop their gifts as the story progresses. At the end, the brothers battle some form of an antagonist and they only win by working together. However, if the ten brothers come into contact with limestone, their powers disappear and they become helpless. Characters The number of brothers varies among Chinese ethnicities: the Yi people have nine brothers; the Zhuang people have eight brothers; the Han people have five brothers; and the Li people have 10 brot ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |