Title: 倚天屠龙记 / Yi Tian Tu Long Ji
English title: Dragon Sabre Yitian
Also known as: Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
Episodes: 40
Year: 2009
Directed: Yu Min
Genre: Wuxia (Martial Arts)
Runtime: 1hr. 33mins. 3secs.
Country: China
Language: Chinese (Mandarin Version)
Subtitles: Simplified Chinese (Hardcoded)
IMDB: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heaven_Sword_and_Dragon_Saber
Opening theme song: Hua Xia Ying Xiong (华夏英雄) Chinese Hero by Deng Chao
Ending theme song: Hong Chen Lian Ge (红尘恋歌) Red Dust Romance by Ady An and Cong Hao Nan
Related TV series: See Legend of the Condor Heroes (Part I) / Return of the Condor Heroes (Part II) / Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (Part III)
Synopsis :
Zhang Ji Zhong's newest Jin Yong production on the last part of the Condor Trilogy. The story is based on the 3rd edition revisions by Jin Yong. The series takes place at the end of the Mongolia Yuan Dynasty. It is a story about the life of a Martial art master – Zhang Wuji, about his love, his enemy and his struggle. “The owner of Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre can rule the world”. The story begins with Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu, the parents of Zhang Wuji, were trapped in a contention for the Dragon Sabre. They were stranded on a remote island with Xie Xun, who later became Wuji’s adoptive father. Wuji was born on the island and lived a happy childhood until his parents managed to return to mainland China. Wuji’s parents were forced to commit suicide by not telling the location of Xie Xun. Wuji himself experienced numerous struggles. He not only survived, but also became a master of martial art. The fate even put him to lead Min Jiao, a secret society that fight against conventional martial art sects as well as the Mongolia army. The contention for the Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre continued and finally the secret of it was revealed. Wuji then merge Min Jiao and martial art sects, and won a battle against Mongolia army. However, his indecisive and innocent personality made him fall into a political plot. At the end, he renounced his title and faced another dilemma between his lovers.
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.
Cast :
· Deng Chao as Zhang Wu Ji
o Shi Lei as young Zhang Wu Ji
· Ady An as Zhao Min
· Liu Jing as Zhou Zhi Ruo
o Guo Bai Lu (郭柏鹭) as young Zhou Zhi Ruo
· He Zhuo Yan as Xiao Zhao
· Zhang Meng as Yin Li / Zhu Er
o Jiang Yi Yi (蒋依依) as young Yin Li
· Lu Chen as Yang Bu Hui
o Lu Zi Yi (陆子艺) as young Yang Bu Hui
· Wu Xiao Dong as Yang Xiao
· Zang Jin Sheng as Xie Xun
· Li Shun as Ding Min Jun
· Yu Cheng Hui as Zhang San Feng
· Tan Fei Ling as Cheng Kun
· Ken Chang as Zhang Cui Shan
· Wang Yuan Ke as Yin Su Su
· He Jia Yi as Ji Xiao Fu
· Ma Ling as Granny Golden Flower
· Li Tai as Song Qing Shu
· Chen Ji Ming as Song Yuan Qiao
· Wang Jing Hua as Priestess Mie Jue
· Wang Jiu Sheng as Yin Li Ting
· Tu Men as Ru Yang Wang
· Chen Zhi Hui as Yin Tian Zheng / Bai Mao Ying Wang
· Guan Xiao Yu (关效宇) as Yin Ye Wang
· Hu Dong as Fan Yao
· Yang Nian Sheng as Zhou Dian
· Zhou Gang (周刚) as Shuo Bu De
· Guo Jun as Zhang Song Xi
· Han Dong (韩东) as He Bi Weng
· Rocky Hou as Han Lin Er
· Li Ming as Wei Yi Xiao
· Qiao Yu (乔宇) as Chang Yuchun
· Wang Wei Guo as Kong Wen
· Bai Hai Long (白海龙) as Du Da Jin
· Cao Zhan Yong (曹站永) as Yuan Ye
· Zhou Xiao Bin as Chen You Liang
· Hou Yue Qiu (侯越秋/侯跃秋) as Peng Ying Yu
· Li Dan (李丹) as A San
· Liu Qiang (刘强) as Xu Da
· Liu Shi Shi as Yellow Robe Lady
· Liu Zi Yi (刘子怡) as Xue Gong Yuan
· Lu Shao Qiang (卢召强) as Jian Jie
· Su Mao as Tie Guan Dao Ren
· Sun Zu Yang as Wang Bao Bao
· Tao Ji Xin (陶吉新) as Kong Zhi
· Wang Jian Guo (王建国) as Yu Lian Zhou
· Zhang Heng Ping as Yu Dai Yan
· Wang Zhi Gang (王志刚) as Mo Sheng Gu
· Wu Ke Gang (吴克刚) as Xi Hua Zi
· Wu Xiao Dong (吴小冬) as He Tai Chong
· Xia Yu (夏雨) as Zhu Jiu Zhen
· Xiao Zong Ling (肖宗灵) as Yin Wu Fu
· Zhou Dian Ying (周殿英) as Yan Heng
· Zou Zong Sheng as Wei Bi
· Bai Jun Jie (白俊杰) as Lu Zhang Ke
· Yang Yi (杨艺) as Shi Huo Long
