The Legendary Swordsman
| The Legendary Swordsman | |
|---|---|
Poster
|
|
| Also known as |
1. The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 2. State of Divinity' |
| Genre | Wuxia |
| Written by |
Louis Cha (original story) Shuai Xuefang Liu Guilan He Qi'an |
| Directed by | Huo Zhikai Hu Huixiang |
| Starring |
Steve Ma Fann Wong Ivy Lee Chew Chor Meng Jacelyn Tay Florence Tan Chen Tianwen Priscelia Chan Zheng Geping |
| Theme music composer | Lin Yixin Ke Guimin |
| Opening theme | Haoqing Xiao Jianghu (豪情笑江湖) performed by Fann Wong |
| Ending theme | Duijiu Dangge (对酒当歌) performed by Wu Jiaming and Ke Guimin |
| Composer(s) | Benny Wong |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Lie Fengyun |
| Producer(s) | Ma Jiajun |
| Location(s) | Singapore Myanmar |
| Editor(s) | Xu Jiayan |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | MediaCorp |
| Release | |
| Original network | TCS-8 |
| Original release | 18 May – 26 July 2000 |
| The Legendary Swordsman | |||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 笑傲江湖 | ||||||
|
|||||||
| Vietnamese name | |||||||
| Vietnamese | Tieu Ngao Giang Ho | ||||||
| Transcriptions | |
|---|---|
| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiào Ào Jiāng Hú |
The Legendary Swordsman is a Singaporean television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. It was first broadcast on TCS-8 (now MediaCorp Channel 8) in Singapore in 2000.
The plot deviates significantly from the original story. Notable differences include: Ren Yingying appearing much earlier in the series than her first appearance in the novel; Ren Woxing is killed by Yue Buqun instead of dying from a stroke; an additional subplot on a romance between Tian Boguang and Lan Fenghuang; Dongfang Bubai is given a greater role in the series as the ultimate villain as opposed to his role as a minor antagonist in the novel, in which he only appears in one chapter.
Ann Kok was initially selected to play Yue Lingshan but she rejected the offer. Jacelyn Tay also turned down her role as Dongfang Bubai initially, but retook her role after a telling-off by Steve Ma in the Singaporean media.
...
Wikipedia