The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back
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| Genre | Wuxia Comedy |
| Written by | Wong Yuk-long (original story) Wong Kwok-fai Tong Kin-ping |
| Directed by | Wong Wai-ming Yuen Wai-yi Lee Shu-fun |
| Starring | Eddie Kwan Ada Choi Elvina Kong Johnny Ngan Gordon Liu Yeung Tak-see Jimmy Au |
| Opening theme | Yu Loi San Cheung (如來神掌) performed by Jacky Cheung |
| Ending theme | Lau Chu Chau Sek (留住秋色) performed by Jacky Cheung and Vivian Chow |
| Composer | Joseph Koo |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Yau Ka-hung |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Editor | Wong Kwok-fai |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | 14 June – 9 July 1993 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 如來神掌再戰江湖 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 如来神掌再战江湖 | ||||||||||
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The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back is a Hong Kong wuxia comedy television series based on Wong Yuk-long's manhua series Buddha's Palm. The series was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 1993.
Plot
The legendary Buddha's Palm is the most powerful skill in the kong-woo (martial artists' community) that any fighter can learn. A long time ago, Lung Kim-fei used the skill to defeat Tin Cam-kiuk, and had since retired from the kong-woo. Lung laid down a family rule, forbidding his descendants from learning the skill, and hid the Buddha's Palm manual, in order to prevent them from misusing it.
70 years later, a mysterious red-haired martial artist known as "For-wun Tse-san" (literally: Fire Cloud Evil Deity) appears and goes on a rampage to kill several people before challenging the five major sects to a fight. The five sects misbelieve that Lung Kim-sang, a descendant of Lung Kim-fei, is responsible for the killings and attack him. In fact, Lung Kim-sang does not know any martial arts and relies on his wit and intelligence to survive. When For-wun Tse-san learns that Lung Kim-sang is a descendant of Lung Kim-fei, he starts harassing Lung Kim-sang to force him to hand over the Buddha's Palm manual.
Lung Kim-sang meets Kung-suen Ling-fung, a maiden from the Omei Sect, and she falls in love with him and follows him on his adventures. At one point, Kung-suen gives up her virginity to save Lung's life after he is poisoned by For-wun Tse-san. Lung loses his memory after regaining consciousness and meets Fung Ching-ching and falls in love with her. However, when he remembers everything, he finds himself in a complicated love triangle.
Throughout his adventures, Lung Kim-sang learns martial arts from extraordinary people, such as Tung-to Cheung-lei. Eventually, he finds the Buddha's Palm manual in the old Lung family residence and masters the skill, becoming an invincible fighter. Lung defeats For-wun Tse-san, putting an end to the latter's evil plan. However, he is unaware that Tin Heung, a descendant of Tin Cam-kiuk, has been secretly plotting to kill him to avenge her ancestor. Lung and Tin have a final showdown and Lung emerges victorious eventually, restoring peace and becoming a respected hero in the kong-woo.
Cast
- Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.
- Eddie Kwan as Lung Kim-sang
- Elvina Kong as Kung-suen Ling-fung
- Johnny Ngan as Tong-to Cheung-lei
- Gordon Liu as For-wun Tse-san / Ngo Chin-san
- Catherine Hung as Fung Ching-ching / Fung Piu-piu
- Ada Choi as Tin-heung
- Law Lan as Tin-yan
- Lee Lung-kei as Tin-chi
- Kwan Ching as Tin family housekeeper
- Yeung Tak-si as Shek Kan-chun
- Jimmy Au as Hau Yat-fei
- Law Lok-lam (guest star) as Lung Kim-fei
- Lo Mang (guest star) as Tin Cam-kiuk
- Fung So-bor as Granny
- Wong Wai-tung as Master Yat-dang
- Law Kwok-hung as Antique shop boss
- Lee Hin-ming as Ah-fu
- Wong Chung-hong as Ah-pao
- Wong Wai-tak as Ah-ma
- Chun Hung as Mou Si-ting
- Yu Fung as Granny Kwai / Kau Yuk-kuen
- Ho Bik-kin as Fung Mun-lau
- Yu Ming as Ka-La Old Dad
- Wong Tak-ban as Mang-kor
- Kiu Hung as Great Master Yat-yau
- Wong Yat-fei as Taoist Sam-san
- Sing Yan as Old Master Ng-hang
- Lee Ka-ting as Swordsman Tsat-sing
- Soh Hang-suen as Abbess Kau-kuet
- Henry Lee as Si-hung Kin-kuan
- Lee Hoi-sang as Hong-lung
- Chan Kwan-yung as Fuk-fu
- Lau Kwai-fong as Abbess Bat-kuet
- Liu Lai-lai as Abbess Tsat-kuet
- Mak Ho-wai as Cheung Sam / Ah-seung
- Wong Tin-chak as Lei Say / Ah-ha
- Mak Tsi-wan as Elder Chung
- Fong Kit as Elder Chuk
- Yu Tin-wai as Elder Mui