The Bund II
| The Bund II | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Period drama |
| Written by | Koo Siu-fung Leung Kin-cheung Sam Kwok-wing Leung Wing-mui Chan Lai-wah |
| Directed by | Chiu Chun-keung Tam Jui-ming Lee Yiu-ming Ng Yat-fan |
| Starring | Ray Lui Gigi Wong Patrick Tse Liu Kai-chi |
| Opening theme | Man Ban Ching (萬般情) performed by Frances Yip |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Chiu Chun-keung |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TVB |
| Original airing | 1980 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Bund |
| Followed by | The Bund III |
The Bund II (上海灘續集) is a Hong Kong period drama television series broadcast on TVB in 1980. The series was a direct sequel to The Bund, produced and released earlier in the same year, and was followed by The Bund III later that year.
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[edit] Plot
The story continues from after Hui Man-keung's death in The Bund. Hui Man-keung's best friend, Ting Lik, now controls the triad world of Shanghai and he seeks to avenge Hui. Ting Lik sends Kwai-cheung to hunt down those responsible for murdering Hui and that leads to a series of killings.
At the same time, Ting Lik is depressed after receiving news that his lover, Fung Ching-ching, has become a nun. He decides to find another girlfriend, whom he has no romantic feelings for, just to cheer his mother up. By coincidence, Ting Lik meets Chu Yin-yin and he falls in love with her. Just as their relationship is developing well, a gentlemanly and wealthy businessman named Tik Wan-chi appears and Chu Yin-yin becomes attracted to Tik Wan-chi. The three of them are thus drawn into a complex love triangle.
Actually, Tik Wan-chi's immense wealth comes from secret financial support by the Japanese. Tik Wan-chi invites Ting Lik to become his business partner and Ting Lik reaps great rewards from their co-operation. However, Tik Wan-chi's goal is to pave a path for the Japanese to take control of Shanghai.
Ting Lik eventually learns of Tik Wan-chi's background after co-operating with him for some time. He is also shocked to discover that Tik Wan-chi is actually the mastermind behind Hui Man-keung's assassination. Ting Lik enters a dilemma on whether to kill Tik Wan-chi. He intends to kill Tik Wan-chi to avenge his friend and prevent the Japanese from taking over Shanghai. However, he is also hesitant when he sees that Chu Yin-yin truly loves Tik Wan-chi and when he feels that he does not want to lose Tik as a business partner. Eventually, Ting Lik decides to turn against Tik Wan-chi to uphold justice and his decision will cause a major conflict in Shanghai.
[edit] Cast
- Ray Lui as Ting Lik (丁力)
- Gigi Wong as Chu Yin-yin (朱燕燕)
- Patrick Tse as Tik Wan-chi (狄雲志)
- Liu Kai-chi as Kwai-cheung (貴祥)
- Mary Hon as Poon Ling (潘玲)
- Chow Yun-fat as Hui Mun Keung (許文強) (brief flashback cameo in Episode 4)
- Chan Lap-pan as Ting Lik's mother
- Lam Ka-wah as Kwok Chun-cheung (郭鎮昌)
- Chong Man-ching as Wong Yuet-kei (汪月琪)
- Cheung Kwok-keung as Man Kwok-keung (聞國強)
- King Doi-yum as Kwok Chau-hap (郭秋霞)
- Michael Miu as Secretary Wong
- Wai Yi-yan as emcee
- Felix Wong
- Henry Lo
- Wong Jo-see
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (Chinese) The Bund II on Baidu Baike
