The Kung Fu Master (TV series)
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| Genre |
Action Martial arts Historical drama |
| Written by | Yuen Kai-chi Lau Siu-kwan |
| Directed by | Benny Chan |
| Starring |
Donnie Yen Nick Cheung |
| Theme music composer | Chan Kwong-wing |
| Opening theme | Ideal (理想) by Donnie Yen |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
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| Producer(s) | Chan Yu-chiu |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | ATV |
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| Original network | ATV Home |
| Original release | 15 August – 23 September 1994 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 洪熙官 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 洪熙官 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Hung Hei-gun" | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hóng Xī Guān |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Hung4 Hei1 Gun1 |
The Kung Fu Master (洪熙官) is a 1994 Hong Kong martial arts television series directed by Benny Chan and starring Donnie Yen as the titular protagonist. Produced by ATV, the series aired on its channel ATV Home from 16 August to 23 September 1994.
The story is based on the historic martial art legend Hung Hei-gun (Donnie Yen) in the Qing dynasty. In the final stand Hung Hei-gun and Fong Sai-yuk (Nick Cheung) fight their way to defend the Shaolin Monastery against the invading army of the Qianlong Emperor who was trying to get rid of oppositions. Qianlong was also afraid to reveal that he was not a true Manchu.
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