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Post by siuyiu on Aug 2, 2014 2:13:02 GMT
Unusually, a TV production that was later written as a wuxia novel by the screenwriter, Huang Ying. The first of a trilogy--succeeded by 《天龍訣》Dragon Strikes and On the Waterfront 《湖海爭霸錄》. There was a huge production blip partway through when the lead, Norman Tsui, disappeared. RTV had to find a replacement and found Koo Koon Chung. Plot-wise, they had to explain this away by saying that after Yun Feiyang succeeded in learning the amazing martial arts, it transformed him so much that even his features changed. Cast: 徐少強/顧冠忠 飾演 雲飛揚 Norman Tsui then Koo Koon Chung as Yun Feiyang 苗可秀 飾演 獨孤鳳 Miu Hor Sau as Dugu Feng 余安安 飾演 傅香君 Yu On On as Fu Xiangjun 伍衛國 飾演 傅玉書 Ng Wai Kwok as Fu Yushu 馬敏兒 飾演 倫婉兒 Mah Mun Yee as Lun Wan'er 張瑛 飾演 青松 Cheung Ying as Qing Song 鮑漢琳 飾演 燕沖天 Pao Hon Lam as Yan Chongtian 馮峰 飾演 赤松 Fung Fung as Chi Song 伍永森 飾演 蒼松 Ng Wing Sam as Cang Song 譚榮傑 飾演 姚峰 Tam Wing Kit as Yao Feng 梁天 飾演 寒潭老怪 Leung Tin as Weirdo of the Swamp 楊澤霖 飾演 獨孤無敵 Yeung Chak Lam as Dugu Wudi 韓義生 飾演 公孫弘 Hon Yee Sung as Gongsuan Hong 蔡瓊輝 飾演 依貝莎 Choy King Fai as Yi Beisha 劉緯民 飾演 管中流 Lau Wai Man as Guan Zhongliu 麥天恩 飾演 黑魔煞 Mak Tin Yan as Black Demon 甘山 飾演 白魔煞 Kam Shan as White Demon 張瑪莉 飾演 玄陰宮主 Cheung Mah Lei as Princess Xuanyin 羅樂林 飾演 陸丹 Law Lok Lam as Lu Dan 文千歲 飾演 風 Man Chin Sui as Wind 劉國誠 飾演 雷 Lau Kwok Sing as Thunder 柳影虹 飾演 雨 Lau Ying Hung as Rain 劉江 飾演 電 Lau Kong as Lightning 朱鐵和 飾演 子母金環 Chu Teet Wor as Ring Master Themesong & Subthemesongs: 主題曲:「天蠶變」 theme "Metamorphosis" 作曲:黎小田 composer: Michael Lai 填詞:盧國沾 lyricist: Lo Kwok Tsim 主唱:關正傑 sung by: Michael Kwan 插曲:「換到千般恨」"Boundless Hatred in Exchange" 作曲:黎小田 composer: Michael Lai 填詞:盧國沾 lyricist: Lo Kwok Tsim 主唱:柳影虹 sung by: Lau Ying Hung 插曲:「孤芳獨對天」"Alone Against the Heavens" 作曲:于粦 composer: Yu Lun 填詞:盧國沾 lyricist: Lo Kwok Tsim 主唱:關正傑 sung by: Michael Kwan
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Post by siuyiu on Aug 3, 2014 19:43:42 GMT
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Post by caiyi on Aug 4, 2014 9:00:39 GMT
I have interest to watch this series since it's such a classic. But, the length of 60 episodes hold be back.
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Post by siuyiu on Aug 4, 2014 15:44:56 GMT
you're not obliged to watch every minute--skip ahead if a section drags. worth at least watching the first few episodes to get oriented about story and characters and the last 2-3 eps to know what happens in the end. i would never recommend this for reading a book, of course.
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Post by dolpi79 on Sept 17, 2014 3:26:58 GMT
this video i like..thanks,,
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Post by chefying on Sept 23, 2014 16:40:58 GMT
插曲:「孤芳獨對天」"Alone Against the Heavens" 作曲:于粦 composer: Yu Lun 填詞:盧國沾 lyricist: Lo Kwok Tsim 主唱:關正傑 sung by: Michael Kwan Ah, thanks for this. I have practically forgotten this song until you brought it up. I must try to play it on my bamboo flute and see how far I can go (can't read music, too lazy to learn.. sigh...)
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Post by reinafu on Sept 23, 2014 17:51:16 GMT
Thanks for the link on youtube. I didn't know that Dragon strikes and On the waterfront were part of a trilogy with Reincarnated and I thought that Reincarnated was the direct following of Reincarnated, so, thanks for the informations.
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Post by reinafu on Sept 23, 2014 17:51:47 GMT
oops ! I meant Reincarnated 2 in the just above post, of course !!
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Post by siuyiu on Sept 23, 2014 22:31:44 GMT
chefying sheet music is totally not required when trying to figure out a melody line. reinafu now that you know they form a trilogy, do certain aspects of the sequels stories make better sense? i've never watched dragon strikes in completion and waterfront at all.
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Post by galvatron prime on Sept 24, 2014 3:45:08 GMT
oops ! I meant Reincarnated 2 in the just above post, of course !! reinafu, do You mean this? siuyiu,do you watch the movie version The Bastard Swordsman?
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Post by galvatron prime on Sept 24, 2014 3:51:56 GMT
Reincarnated is a 60 episode 1979 wuxia television series and was produced and aired by Rediffusion Television in Hong Kong and also a series of books, TV and films written by Wong Ying (黃鷹)[1] who co-wrote some of Gu Long stories, such as the Six Spine-Chilling Stories Series and other people.
Plot The story is the hero's journey of the protagonist Wan Fei Tsoen (雲飛揚), zh:Yün Fēi Chǎng) from a lowly servant at the Wudan martial arts school to becoming the predominant martial artist in the martial world.
Although by day Wan appears to be devoid of martial ability, a simple bumpkin the butt of practical jokes and contempt of the schools pupils, he is in fact the most able martial artist of all the youngsters at the school. Every night since childhood Wan has secretly practised martial arts in the woods taught to him by a masked teacher whose identity is a secret even to him.
Wan is the actually illegitimate son of Tsing Tsung (青松), the head of the Wudang school, however as a Taoist sect sworn to chastity, Tsing dared not acknowledge Wan as his son, nor out of fear of discovery accept him as an official pupil of the school. However out of paternal responsibility it is Tsing who secretly teaches Wan not only the basic patterns and forms taught to ordinary students of the school but also those patterns and forms reserved for senior initiates in the school. These advanced patterns allow a practitioner to channel and nurture his qi and is reserved for those who may potentially become head of the school. This advanced art's uniqueness is that the highest level would let the practitioner spin a cocoon around his body. While in this cocoon, his body will be completely changed and become infused with qi. At the time that the practitioner breaks out of his cocoon, not only will his martial arts prowess be greatly enhanced, he'll become a new man. With a new face and thus be reincarnated.
The TV series was written by Wong and other screenwriters.
The book was written after the TV series became popular.
It is produced again in 1983 Shaw Brothers Studio film Bastard Swordsman (天蠶變) and the 30 episodes 2001 TV series New Reincarnated (新天蚕变/金蚕丝雨). There are some difference in the ending in the Mainland China and Taiwan versions of the TV series.
Different follow-ups The following television series tell different conclusions of the lead character Wen. In the 1979 60-episode RTV series Dragon Strike (天龍訣), another friend of Wen helps the Zhengde Emperor to fight his enemies. Then the emperor kills him. In the story, Wen is killed by one of his lovers.
In the 1984 Taiwanese (CTS) television series Reincarnated II (天蠶再變), a rebooted follow-up of the 1978 Hong Kong series, a friend of Wen fights a man with powerful marital arts and wants to be the emperor. Finally he wins.
In the 1993 30-episode ATV television series Reincarnated II (天蠶變之再與天比高), another rebooted follow-up of the 1978 series, Wen is in fact still alive but regained his previous looks (his face changed when he got "reincarnated"). Wen teaches the reincarnated arts to a successor and dies standing after a battle.
In the beginning of the 1980 60-episode RTV series Hegemony of the Lake (湖海爭霸錄), Wen is killed by the White Lotus.
Other
The 1984 Shaw Brothers Studio film Return of the Bastard Swordsman (布衣神相) about Wen fight a Japanese ninja is rewritten from Reincarnated and Face to Fate (布衣神相) written by Woon Swee Oan.
Wong wrote an unrelated story of "Reincarnated" in the Hong Kong magazine Knightly (武侠世界) about the origin of the martial arts and a fighting about it
The plot of the films and TV series had some changes with the books.
Music Tin tsam bin (天蠶變) is a Cantopop album by Michael Kwan, released in 1979 by Philips Records (Hong Kong). It contains three theme songs of the series.
Side one "Reincarnated" (天蠶變 tin tsam bin), composed by Michael Lai Siu-Tin (黎小田), lyrics by Lo Kwok-Jim (盧國沾) Main theme song; awarded as one of top ten songs in the 1979 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards[5] "Wondering What You Know" (問君知否 maan kwan jee fau), composed by Li Tai-hsiang, lyrics by Lo Kwok-Jim Cantonese version of the 1979 Mandarin song "The Olive Tree" (橄欖樹) by Chyi Yu "Related Silence" (相對無言 seung deui mou yin), composed by Randy Sparks, lyrics by Lo Kwok-Jim Cantonese version of "Today" (1964) by The New Christy Minstrels "koo fong duk deui teen" (孤芳獨對天), composed by Yu Leun (于粦), lyrics by Lo Kwok-Jim Sub-theme song "Old Dreams" (舊事隨夢去 gau si tseui mung heui), composed by Kōichi Morita, lyrics by Cheng Kwok-Kong (鄭國江) Cantonese version of the 1977 song "sugi te shimae ba" (過ぎてしまえば) by Kōichi Morita and Top Gallants Sung previously in 1978 by Paula Tsui "No Irresolutions" (莫徬徨 mok pong wong), composed by Barry Mann, lyrics by Cheng Kwok-Kong Cantonese version of "Sometimes When We Touch" (1978) by Dan Hill Side two "Moonlight Plateau" (月亮照高原 yuet leung jiu gou yuen), composed by Randy VanWarmer, lyrics by Lo Kwok-Jim Cantonese version of "Just When I Needed You Most" (1979) by Randy VanWarmer "In the Snow" (雪中情 suet jung ching), composed by Tai Zhaomei (邰肇玫), lyrics by Lo Kwok-Jim Cantonese version of the 1977 song "If" (如果) by Tai Zhaomei and Shi Biwu (施碧梧) "I Want to Go Faraway" (我要走天涯 ngo yiu tsau teen ngai), composed by Peter Yarrow, lyrics by Cheng Kwok-Kong Cantonese version of Peter Yarrow's 1972 song "Tall Pine Tree" "Changing Much Hatred" (換到千般恨 woon dou cheen boon haan), composed by Michael Lai, lyrics by Lo Kwok-Jim Sub-theme song, sung by Lau Ying-Hung (柳影虹) "An Ocean Spray" (一個浪花 yat gaw long faa), lyrics by Lo Kwok-Jim
Credit Wikipedia
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Post by reinafu on Sept 24, 2014 12:30:03 GMT
Wow, thank you for all these precisions !! I didn't watch any of these series as yet, and I watched the Shaws' ones a while ago, so,I don't really remember the plot...
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Post by Admin on Sept 24, 2014 13:03:11 GMT
I watched Reincarnated and The Dragon Strikes. Watched a little bit of On the Waterfront, but it was too draggy, 60 episodes if I'm not mistaken. Didn't finished it. Kenneth Tsang is the main protagonist in it. I think he's too old to play the main protagonist.
I wonder if there's anyone know what is the On The Waterfront story all about?
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Post by chefying on Sept 24, 2014 14:48:30 GMT
I never did watch Reincarnated II - any version of it. I do remember watching On The Waterfront. I liked the title theme.
I cannot quite recall how the three are linked - it was so long ago!
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Post by siuyiu on Sept 24, 2014 16:54:29 GMT
siuyiu,do you watch the movie version The Bastard Swordsman? yes, i have! nice to see norman tsui see the whole thing through, for a change! though, of course, the story is pared down to essentials.
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