Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (2002)

Story

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.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Series Cast

• Alyssa Chia Ching-Wen 赵敏 40 episodes
• Gao Yuanyuan 周芷若 40 episodes
• Chen Zihan 殷离 40 episodes
• Florence Tan 小昭 40 episodes
• Zhang Tielin 杨逍 40 episodes
• Zhang Guoli 成昆 40 episodes
• Elvis Tsui Kam-kong 谢逊 40 episodes
• Yan Qingyu 黛绮丝 40 episodes
• Wang Gang 七王爷 40 episodes
• Phyllis Quek 殷素素 40 episodes
• Tao Hong 纪晓芙 40 episodes
• Ashton Chen Xiaolong 小无忌 40 episodes
• Yan Minqiu 灭绝师太 40 episodes
• Ji Qilin 殷天正 40 episodes
• Ma Zijun 空闻 40 episodes
• Wang Gang 宋远桥 40 episodes
• Lucliu 宋青书 40 episodes
• Liu Changsheng 韦一笑 40 episodes

Seasons

• Season 12002 · 40 episodes