The Royal Swordsmen
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| Also known as | 'Royal Swordsmen' |
| Genre | Wuxia |
| Written by |
Wong Jing Lin Qiang |
| Directed by | Deng Yancheng Wei Liyuan |
| Presented by | Yang Teng-kui Lin Zheng Zhang Xiaowu |
| Starring |
Roger Kwok Li Yapeng Wallace Huo Michelle Ye Damian Lau Tammy Chen Gao Yuanyuan Eva Huang |
| Opening theme | Ni De Diyi (你的第一) performed by Wallace Huo |
| Ending theme | Xiang Wo De Liyou (想我的理由) performed by Jeff Chang |
| Composer(s) | Mak Jan-hung Luo Jian |
| Country of origin | China Taiwan Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 35 (Taiwanese version) 40 (Chinese version) |
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| Producer(s) | Wong Jing Wang Dapeng Chen Beibei Huang Jinmei Chen Jingxia |
| Location(s) | China Taiwan Hong Kong |
| Camera setup | Huang Boxian Chen Xitai |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | Jing's Production Ltd. First Media Corporation |
| Distributor | Excel Media (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. |
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| Original network |
CTS (Taiwan) BTV (China) SZMG (China) SuperSun (Hong Kong) TVB Jade (Hong Kong) |
| First shown in | 14 February 2005 (CTS) 22 November 2005 (BTV) 31 October 2009 (SZMG) 25 October–12 December 2006 (SuperSun) 8–28 March 2007 (TVB Jade) |
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| Chinese | 天下第一 | ||||||
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| Literal meaning | Number One Under Heaven | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Tiān Xià Dì Yī |
The Royal Swordsmen is a Chinese-Taiwanese wuxia television series. The series was directed by Deng Yancheng and Wei Liyuan, and starred Roger Kwok, Li Yapeng, Wallace Huo, Michelle Ye, Damian Lau, Tammy Chen, Gao Yuanyuan and Eva Huang in the lead roles. It was first shown on Shenzhen Media Group's Drama Channel on 30 January 2005.
The series is set in China during the Ming dynasty. Zhu Wushi, the Emperor's uncle, had received an order from the previous Emperor to establish a secret service called "Dragon-Defending Mountain Manor" to protect the monarchy. Zhu has four elite secret agents serving under him. They are known by their code names: "Heaven Number One", "Earth Number One", "Mysterious Number One", and "Yellow Number One".
"Heaven Number One" is the calm and cool-headed Duan Tianya, who was raised by Zhu Wushi as a godson. Zhu sent him to Japan to learn ninjutsu from the Iga School. While in Japan, he had a romantic relationship with Yukihime, the elder daughter of Yagyū Tajima-no-Kami, the patriarch of the influential Yagyū family. However, he becomes an enemy of the Yagyū family after taking revenge against Yukihime's brother, who had murdered his sensei. Torn between her family and her lover, Yukihime ultimately sacrificed herself to prevent her father from killing Duan in a duel. Years later, Duan encounters and starts a relationship with Yukihime's younger sister, Tsumujikase-wata. He gets into conflict with the Yagyū family again.
"Mysterious Number One" is the beautiful and intelligent Shangguan Haitang, who is well versed in various skills and arts, including medicine and astronomy. Like Duan Tianya, she was also raised by Zhu Wushi as his goddaughter. She helps her godfather manage and run the day-to-day affairs of the secret service.
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