Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre

Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (2003) is a drama series directed by Yang Tao, Lai Shui-Ching rated 7.8/10.

Based on the popular novel by Jin Yong Kam Yung. He also wrote Legend of the Condor Heroes and Return of the Condor Heroes. The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre takes place during 14th Century China during the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, roughly 100 years after the events of Return of the Condor Heroes. After decades of struggles, famine, and bitterness which the Chinese citizens blamed on the Yuan Dynasty's misgovernment, the Martial Arts sects have begun to rebel. Prince Ruyong asks Cheng Kun, a Shaolin monk with an ulterior motive, for a plan on how to deal with the rebels. "The wielder of Heavenly Sword and/or Dragon Sabre rules the world." This well known legend in the Martial Arts community is the impetus for the tale of Zhang Wuji. The story begins with how his parents met (episodes 1-3), then tells his trials as an adolescent (episodes 4-8), proceeds to relate his rise to prominence (episodes 9-23) and reveals the secret behind Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (episode 23), and ends with the confluence of Wuji's love life, the Martial Arts sects' long standing grudges, and cruel fate.

Cast

Alec Su You-peng

张无忌

Alyssa Chia Ching-Wen

赵敏

Gao Yuanyuan

周芷若

Chen Zihan

殷离

Florence Tan

小昭

Zhang Tielin

杨逍

Zhang Guoli

成昆

Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

谢逊

Yan Qingyu

黛绮丝

Wang Gang

七王爷

Phyllis Quek

殷素素

Tao Hong

纪晓芙