Huo Yuanjia (2008 TV series)
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| Also known as | 'The Legendary Fok 2008' |
| Genre | Martial arts, historical drama, biographical |
| Written by | Chan Kiu-ying |
| Directed by | Kuk Kwok-leung |
| Creative director(s) | Stanley Kwan |
| Presented by | Sheng Xiaodong Ren Xiaojie Wang Dafang |
| Starring |
Ekin Cheng Jordan Chan Bryan Leung Zhou Muyin Ding Li Qu Yue |
| Opening theme | Man Lei Cheung Sing Wing Bat Dou (万里长城永不倒) performed by Johnny Yip (in Cantonese) |
| Ending theme | Ye Shang (夜殇) performed by Mao Ning and Chen Ming (in Mandarin) |
| Composer(s) | Chris Babida |
| Country of origin | China Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Wu Jieqiang |
| Producer(s) | Guo Jun Li Cheng Wang Zhizhong |
| Location(s) | China Hong Kong |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | 1. Tianjin Jinyuan Film Limited 2. Huaxia Shiting Huanqiu Media Limited. 3. Dongyang Huanyu Film Culture Media Limited 4. Beijing Ji'an Yongjia Film Culture Media Limited |
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| Original network | ATV |
| First shown in | 2008 |
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| Followed by | Jingwu Chen Zhen (2008) |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Huò Yuánjiǎ |
Huo Yuanjia is a television series based on the life of the Chinese martial artist Huo Yuanjia. It includes a subplot about Chen Zhen, a fictional student of Huo Yuanjia and the protagonist of the 1972 film Fist of Fury. The series was directed by Kuk Kwok-leung and starred Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Zhou Muyin, Bryan Leung, Ding Li and Qu Yue in the lead roles. It was first released in 2008 and was later broadcast on various television channels in other countries in the following year. The sequel, titled Jingwu Chen Zhen, was released in late 2008.
Huo Yuanjia was born in Jinghai County, Tianjin, in a family of martial artists. He is asthmatic as a child so his father, Huo Endi, strongly discourages him from practising martial arts, but he does not give up and secretly learns from "Great Sword" Wang Wu, a swordsman who once saved him from drowning. Huo Endi and his junior, Zhao Shengxian, were trained in martial arts by the same master, but they became rivals after their master's death. Despite the animosity between their respective fathers, Huo Yuanjia develops a close friendship with Zhao Shengxian's daughter, Zhao Qiannan. One day, Cheng Tianxiao, Huo Endi and Zhao Shengxian's senior, shows up and challenges them to a fight. Huo Yuanjia surprises everyone by displaying his skills for the first time when he saves his father from Cheng Tianxiao's aggressive advances. He defeats Cheng Tianxiao in a match later and the latter dies. Cheng Tianxiao's apprentice, Chen Zhen, sees Huo Yuanjia as a sworn enemy and vows to avenge his master. However, Huo accepts Chen as his student in the hope of resolving their feud. Chen initially harbours a grudge against Huo and seeks to kill Huo, but dismisses the idea as he becomes more impressed with the latter's chivalry and patriotism.
One day, Zhao Qiannan's cousin, Long Haisheng, comes to Jinghai on a business trip. Long is actually plotting to dominate Jinghai's market by running an opium industry but Huo Yuanjia foils his plan and destroys the opium in public. In revenge, Long frames Huo for murder, forcing Huo to flee from Jinghai. Huo travels to Tianjin with Chen Zhen and Liu Zhensheng, where he gradually becomes involved in the affairs of the martial artists' community in Tianjin. Huo makes his name by defeating an aggressive Japanese fighter in a fight and emerges victorious in subsequent matches with foreign challengers. Huo moves to Shanghai, where he founds the Jingwu School to train martial artists to defend China from foreign aggressors. Huo is targeted by a Japanese secret agent called Wang Xiwen, who plots his downfall. In the meantime, Chen Zhen strikes up a romantic relationship with Wang Xiwen's subordinate, Wang Xiuzhi, without knowing that the Wangs' true identities.
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