The Return of Wong Fei Hung
| The Return of Wong Fei Hung 寶芝林 | |
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| Genre | Martial Arts Action |
| Written by | Wu Sa To Leung-tai Wong Ka-wai Tsui Tat-cho |
| Directed by | Lau Sze-yu Siu Kin-hang Wong Kam-ting Chan Hung-kai |
| Starring | Andy Lau Stephen Tung Kent Tong Yammie Lam Lau Kong Liu Wai-hung |
| Theme music composer | Joseph Koo |
| Opening theme | Brave and Fearless (勇者無懼) by Cheung Ming-man |
| Ending theme | A Ray of Love (一縷情) by Sara Lee |
| Composer | Joseph Koo |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Yau Ka-hung |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | 15 October – 9 November 1984 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 寶芝林 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 宝芝林 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Po Chi Lam" | ||||||||||
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The Return of Wong Fei Hung is a 1984 Hong Kong martial arts television series produced by TVB and starring Andy Lau.[1] Despite Wong Fei-hung being part of the English title, Wong is only a supporting character in the series while the protagonist is his famed disciple Lam Sai-wing, portrayed by Lau. The Cantonese title is "Po Chi Lam" (Chinese: 寶芝林; 宝芝林; Bǎo Zhī Lín), the name of Wong's famed medicine clinic.
Plot
Lam Sai-wing (Andy Lau), a butcher who makes a living with his older sister by selling pork, meets Au-yeung Ching-ching (Yammie Lam) and they go on to develop romantic feelings for one another. Later Sai-wing also meets Leung Foon (Stephen Tung), Buckteeth So (Liu Wai-hung), Wong Chun-yee (Joseph Lee) and Wong's father: Grandmaster Wong Fei-hung (Lau Kong). As a martial arts fanatic, Sai-wing have always idolized Master Wong and together with So and Foon, Wing decides to formally be Wong's apprentice.[2]
After becoming Wong's apprentice, Wing becomes indulged with martial arts and neglects Ching-ching. At this time, Ching-ching also meets a talented man named Nap-lan Ching-tak (Kent Tong) and they two of them fall in love. When Wing tries to confess his love to Ching-ching once again, it was already too late since Ching has decided to marry Ching-tak. After some twist and turns, Wing finally touches Ching-ching's heart with his sincerity but also attracting the jealousy and hatred of Ching-tak. At this time, Ching-tak plans to exact revenge on Wing and the people around him.[2]
Cast
- Andy Lau as Lam Sai-wing (林世榮)
- Stephen Tung as Leung Foon (梁寬)
- Kent Tong as Nap-lan Ching-tak (納蘭正德)
- Yammie Lam as Au-yeung Ching-ching (歐陽菁菁)
- Lau Kong as Wong Fei-hung (黃飛鴻)
- Liu Wai-hung as Buckteeth So (牙擦蘇)
- Yeung Chak-lam as Tuen Pa-yin (段霸天)
- Mo-Lin Yu
- Law Chun-piu
- Ko Miu-sze
- Lai Pik-kwong
- Joseph Lee as Wong Chun-yee (黃俊義)
- Mak Chi-wan
- Yu Tin-wai
- Tang Yu-chiu
- Chan Yau-hau
- Lau Suk-yee
- Chu Kong
- Kwan Kin
- Ho Kwai-lam
- Chu Tit Wo as Shek Chun-ngok (石震岳)
- Tsui Kwong-lam
- Ma Hing-sang
- Fong Wai-ming
- Ling Lai-man
- Shek Chung-yuk
- Au Ngok
- Cho Chai
- Lee To-yeung
- Tam Yat-ching
- Shek Ngai-wan
- Cheung Man-kwong
- Ng Pok-kwan
- Ng Wai-san
- Cheng Fan-sang
- Lo Kwok-wai
- Leung Siu-chau
- Leung Hung
- Leung Kit-fong
- Lo Lai-kuen
- Pak Lan
- Sheung-kwun Yuk
- Chan On-ying
- Pui Wan
- Chan Ka-pik
- Chun Hung
- Lee Wan-kwong
- Cheung Chi-keung
- Kwan Cheuk-yuen
- Bak Man-biu
- Chan Chung-kin
- Suen Kwai-hing
- Ho Kwong-lun
- Fok Kit-ching
- Hui Yat-wah
- Amy Hu
- Ma Wai-ling
- Wong Chi-wai
- Carrie Ng
- Mui Lan
- Chan Ka-yin
- Ng Yip-kwong
- Felix Lok
- Tam Chuen-hing
- Tony Leung
- Wong Chung-chi
- Ho Pik-kin
- Lau Wai-hoi
- Wong Cho-see
- Hung Tung-leung
- Tsang Cho-lam
- Lai Siu-fong
- Leung Chi-wah
- Yip Lai-ha
- Chan Tik-hak
- Poon Wai-leung
- Ho Lai-nam
- Danny Poon
- Lam Man-wai
- Yu Ming
- Chi Pui-fan
- Chan Yuk-lun
- Yeung Chi-to
- Lau Kwok-sing
- Mak Ho-wai
- Kong Chi-sam
- Fung Kwok
- Chu Pik-man
- Wong Hoi-kwan
- Antonio Bastos Tony
- Chan Yiu-keung
- Fong Chau
- Wong To-lam
- Tsui Kwok-keung