Eight Heroes
Eight Heroes is a 2006 wuxia television series directed and written by Wong Jing, starring Anthony Wong, Damian Lau, Lu Yi, Li Bingbing, Li Xiaolu, Dong Xuan, Zheng Xiaodong, Lam Chi-chung, Edison Chen, Fan Bingbing, and Han Xiao.
| Eight Heroes | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | The Eight Heroes Ba Da Hao Xia |
| Traditional | 八大豪俠 |
| Simplified | 八大豪侠 |
| Mandarin | Bā Dà Háo Xiá |
| Cantonese | Baat3 Daai6 Hou4 Hap6 |
| Genre | Wuxia, mystery, adventure |
| Written by | Wong Jing Chen Maoxian Huang Haohua |
| Directed by | Wong Jing Wang Feng Liu Yanhong Xie Yihang |
| Presented by | Huo Qi Yang Buting Ma Hexin |
| Starring | Anthony Wong Fan Bingbing Lam Chi-chung Li Bingbing Edison Chen Zheng Xiaodong Damian Lau Lu Yi Li Xiaolu Dong Xuan Han Xiao |
| Theme music composer | Wu Zhongheng Li Tianhua |
| Opening theme | Yingxiong Xin (英雄心) performed by Ying Changyou and Denise Ho |
| Ending theme | Ai Dao Sixin Tadi (愛到死心塌地) performed by Dong Xuan |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original languages | Mandarin Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 40 (DVD) 48 (VCD) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Chen Hua Chen Wei Zhang Huijian Wang Guangqun Li Yue Wu Kexiang Xue Wenchi Jiang Tao Li Chunchen |
| Producers | Liu Xiaolin Han Sanping Dong Ping |
| Production location | China |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Release | |
| First shown in | 2006 |
Plot
The story is set in China during the Southern Song dynasty. Emperor Gaozong is deceived by the treacherous premier Qin Hui and he relieves most of his commanders-in-chiefs and puts one, Yue Fei, to death. Qin Hui's party dominates the imperial court, leading to widespread corruption in the government. Some righteous ministers oppose Qin Hui but do not dare to challenge him directly, so they form the secret organisation Haoxia to undermine his influence. Eight people with special skills and abilities receive invitations to join Haoxia and their heroic quest begins. The plot's development is based on several loosely connected subplots, and ends with a grand finale of a showdown between the heroes and Qin Hui's forces.
Cast
- Anthony Wong as Yan Tiexin
- Damian Lau as Guan Yulou
- Lu Yi as Ping Chang
- Li Bingbing as Feng Laiyi
- Li Xiaolu as Le Qianqian
- Dong Xuan as Bian Suwen
- Zheng Xiaodong as Feng Yizhen
- Lam Chi-chung as Dongguo Ren
- Edison Chen as Xie Jiaqi
- Fan Bingbing as Chu Xiangxiang
- Han Xiao as Di Sanniang
- Li Guohua as Qin Hui
- Chen Zhihui as Meng Tianwen
- Wu Qingzhe as Crown prince
- Tian Min as Empress
- Shen Lan as Lianhua
- Xie Yuanjiang as Fang Dongyue
- Cao Zheng as Yang Chen
- Zhou Zhong as Blood Bat
- Zhou Ying as Xi Ning
- Zhang Liang as Gu Beichuan
- Liu Yiwei as Lai San
- Wei Hua as Zhuge Chaoming
- Ni Zengzhao as Wen Yaonan
- Chen Ke as Jia Dapeng
- Sun Mengmeng as Jingrong
- Ma Ji as Liu Qing
- Huang Wei as Tianji Old Man
- Guo Hongjie as Eagle King
- Chen Tao as Qin Xi
- Qian Youyou as Feng Yizhen's mother
External links
- (in Chinese) Eight Heroes on Sina.com