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| The Conqueror's Story | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover art | |
| Also known as | Chor Hon Kiu Hung |
| Traditional Chinese | 楚漢驕雄 |
| Simplified Chinese | 楚汉骄雄 |
| Literal meaning | Proud Heroes of Chu and Han |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chǔ Hàn Jiāo Xíong |
| Jyutping | Co2 Hon3 Giu1 Hung4 |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Leung Wing-mui Cheung Wa-biu Sin Siu-ling Mak Sai-lung Ma Chi-kan Chan Bo-yin |
| Directed by | Wong Kok-keung Chu Lai-wo Ng Koon-ching Wong Kin-fan Chan Seung-kuen |
| Starring | Adam Cheng Kwong Wa Maggie Cheung Melissa Ng |
| Opening theme | Juet Sai Hung Choi (絕世雄才) performed by Adam Cheng |
| Ending theme | Chi Sam Yau Kei Nung (癡心有幾濃) performed by Kwong Wah and Kitman Mak |
| Composers | Mo Leung-kwong Cheng Kwok-kong |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lee Tim-shing |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | 25 October – 4 December 2004 |
The Conqueror's Story is a Hong Kong television series based on the events in the Chu–Han Contention, an interregnum between the fall of the Qin dynasty and the founding of the Han dynasty in Chinese history. It was first broadcast in 2004 in Hong Kong on TVB Jade.[1]
Plot
The plot follows a story-by-story pattern, with each episode featuring an event before and during the Chu–Han Contention. A cast member explains the background of the story in the prologue of each episode.
Pre-episode extras
Prior to the start of each episode is an extra scene that provides an explanation to a certain main point within that episode, many of which have been enshrined in history books, or have become idioms frequently used in modern Chinese society.
Cast
- Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.
- Adam Cheng as Lau Bong
- Kwong Wa as Hong Yu
- Maggie Cheung Ho-yee as Lui Chi
- Melissa Ng as Consort Yu
- Law Lok-lam as Fan Tsang
- Wong Chak-fung as Hung Chong
- Wong Chun-tong as Ying Bo
- Kong Hon as Hung Leung
- Chan Hung-lit as Hung Bak
- Yau Biu as Lung Chui
- Mak Ka-lun as Chung-lei Mui
- Siu Chuk-yiu as Yu Tze-kei
- Wayne Lai as Hon Sun
- Ram Chiang as Cheung Leung
- Ngai Wai as Fan Fai
- Gilbert Lam as Chan Ping
- Chan Wing-chun as Ha-hau Ying
- Henry Lo as Siu Ho
- Timothy Siu as Cho Sam
- Yu Tze-ming as Lik Yik-kei
- Cerina da Graca as Consort Chik
- Sherming Yiu as Lady Heung
- Angela Tong as Consort Bok
- Chan Kwan as Lau Ying
- Kwok Chuk-wah as Kei Shun
- Sun Kwai-hing as Lau Bong's father
- Liu Lai-lai as Lau Bong's mother
- Ngo Ka-nin as Chor Yi Dai
- Wong Ching as Sung Yi
- Lau Kong as Lui Man
- Mike Wong as Chun Chi Wong
- Law Kwan-chor as Chiu Ko
- Lee Wing-ho as Wu-hoi
- Lee Wing-hon as Tze-ying
- Cheung Tat-lun as Lui Bat-wai
- Ho Yin-chung as Fu-so
- Doi Chi-wai as Cheung Ping
- Choi Kok-hing as Cheung Hum
- Kwan Ching as Tung Yi
- Wah Chung-nam as Sze-ma Yan
- Chiu Man-tung as Chan Sing
- Tsui Wing as Ng Kwong
- Lee Hung-kit as Ngai Pau
- Wong Man-biu as Pang Yut
- Cheng Ka-sang as Cheung Yee
- Lee Hoi-sang as Chan Yu
- Tang Yu-chiu as Tin Do
- Cheung Hon-ban as Ng Jui
- Kwok Tak-shun as Hon Sun, King of Hon
- Joe Junior as Gak-lung
- Yiu Ying-ying as Yan Cheung
- Ngan Lai-jui as Princess Lo-yuen
- Cheng Chi-sing as Yung Chi
References
- ^ "The Conqueror's Story". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
External links
- (in Chinese) The Conqueror's Story official page on TVB's website