The Legendary Swordsman
| The Legendary Swordsman | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Genre | Wuxia |
| Written by | Original story: Louis Cha Screenwriters: Shuai Xuefang Liu Guilan He Qi'an |
| Directed by | Huo Zhikai Hu Huixiang |
| Starring | Steve Ma Fann Wong Ivy Lee Chew Chor Meng Jacelyn Tay Florence Tan Chen Tianwen Priscelia Chan Zheng Geping |
| Opening theme | Haoqing Xiao Jianghu (豪情笑江湖) performed by Fann Wong |
| Ending theme | Duijiu Dangge (对酒当歌) performed by Wu Jiaming |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lie Fengyun |
| Producer | Ma Jiajun |
| Production locations | Singapore Myanmar |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company | MediaCorp |
| Original release | |
| Network | TCS-8 |
| Release | 18 May – 26 July 2000 |
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| Chinese | 笑傲江湖 | ||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||
| Vietnamese | Tieu Ngao Giang Ho | ||||||
The Legendary Swordsman is a Singaporean television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. It was first broadcast on TCS-8 (now MediaCorp Channel 8) in Singapore in 2000.
Plot
The plot somewhat follows that of the original novel, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, but major differences are present. Notable ones include: Ren Yingying appearing much earlier in the series than her first appearance in the novel; Ren Woxing is killed by Yue Buqun instead of dying of old age as in the novel; an additional subplot on a romance between Tian Boguang and Lan Fenghuang; Dongfang Bubai is given a greater role as the ultimate villain as opposed to his minor role in the novel, where he appears only in one chapter.
Cast
- Steve Ma as Linghu Chong
- Fann Wong as Ren Yingying
- Ivy Lee as Yue Lingshan
- Chew Chor Meng as Lin Pingzhi
- Jacelyn Tay as Dongfang Bubai
- Florence Tan as Lan Fenghuang
- Chen Tianwen as Tian Boguang
- Priscelia Chan as Yilin
- Zheng Geping as Yue Buqun
- Hong Huifang as Ning Zhongze
- Richard Low as Ren Woxing
- Li Haijie as Zuo Lengchan
Production
Ann Kok was initially selected for the role of Yue Lingshan but she turned it down. Jacelyn Tay also turned down her role as Dongfang Bubai initially, but she retook her role after a telling-off by Steve Ma in the Singapore media.[1]
References
External links
- Xiao ao jiang hu at IMDb
- The Legendary Swordsman on Mediacorp website