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*The Blood Sword*
The Blood Sword
	VCD cover art
Traditional Chinese	中華英雄
Simplified Chinese	中华英雄
Literal meaning	Chinese Hero
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōnghuá Yīngxíong
Jyutping	Zung1 Waa4 Jing1 Hung4
Genre	Wuxia
Based on	Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword; by Ma Wing-shing
Screenplay by	Lo Wing-kwong
Directed by	Yuen Yan-hong; Wong Wai-yan; Wong Kum-tin
Starring	Kenny Ho; Veronica Yip; Yeung Chak-lam; Esther Kwan; Lau Wun-fung; Kwan Chan-nei; Eric Wan; Chan Tung-mui; Law Chung-wah
Theme music composer	Tam Tong-lei
Opening theme	Chung-wah Ying-hung (中華英雄) performed by Kenny Ho
Ending theme	Chung-wah Ying-hung (中華英雄) performed by Kenny Ho
Composer	Wong Bong-yin
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language	Cantonese
No. of episodes	25
Production
Producer	Chiu Chun-keung
Production location	Hong Kong
Cinematography	Wong Ka-kuen; Lok Cheung-mun; Tai Kwok-chai
Editor	Tam Kit-leung
Running time	20 minutes per episode
Production company	ATV
Original release
Network	ATV
Release	11 June 1990 –; 1990
Related
	The Blood Sword 2 (1991)

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The Blood Sword is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the wuxia manhua series Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword by Ma Wing-shing. The series was produced by ATV and first aired in June 1990. It was followed by a 1991 prequel, The Blood Sword 2.

Plot

The series is set in the jianghu (martial artists' community) of early 20th-century China. A grey-haired Hua Yingxiong travels alone to an island to settle an old feud between the Hua and Chi families. He has been separated from his family for over 20 years after they were ambushed by enemies while sailing back to China from America. Hua Yingxiong's wife, Jieyu, was killed by the attackers; their daughter, Hua Wenying, was thrown overboard and presumed dead; their son, Hua Jianxiong, was raised by their servant Shengnu.

Hua Jianxiong becomes bitter enemies with Situ Mowen after the latter killed Shengnu. He also encounters Taxue by chance, falls in love with her, and marries her. However, they incur the jealousy of Si-ao, the daughter of the Hua family's servant Guipu, because she has a crush on Hua Jianxiong. In the meantime, Hua Yingxiong resolves the feud and becomes an ally of Chi Lianyingwang, the Chi family patriarch. He also accepts Chi Lianyingwang's son, Chi Yan, as his apprentice. He also develops a crush on Ziyi, one of the Chi family's mercenaries, because she resembles Jieyu in appearance.

Hua Wenying had actually survived and was renamed Qiongtian. She was raised by Yuanlaowang of the Hell School and groomed to become the school's leader. She developed a cruel and treacherous personality under Yuanlaowang's influence and eventually murdered her foster father to secure her position in the Hell School. She pretends to love Situ Mowen and manipulates him to help her. With support from Situ Mowen and the Japanese Iga School's ninjas, Qiongtian leads the Hell School to attack other martial arts schools in her ambition to dominate the jianghu. She also incites conflict between Situ Wuliang (Situ Mowen's "father") and the Iga School, after discovering that Situ Mowen is actually the biological son of the Iga School's leader.

The Huas combine forces with the Chi family and other schools to resist the Hell School and its allies. Hua Yingxiong restores peace in the jianghu after defeating and reluctantly killing his evil daughter.

Cast

Kenny Ho as Hua Yingxiong, the protagonist of the series. The titular "Blood Sword" refers to his weapon, a red-bladed sword.
Law Chung-wah as Hua Jianxiong, Hua Yingxiong and Jieyu's son.
Veronica Yip as Ziyi, a mercenary hired by the Chi family. She is similar in appearance to Jieyu, Hua Yingxiong's deceased wife.
Yeung Chak-lam as Chi Lianyingwang, the patriarch of the Chi family.
Esther Kwan as Qiongtian / Hua Wenying, Hua Yingxiong and Jieyu's lost-long daughter who becomes the evil leader of the Hell School.
Eric Wan as Situ Mowen, an evil martial artist who becomes Hua Jianxiong's bitter rival.
Kwan Chan-nei as Si-ao, Guipu's daughter who has a crush on Hua Jianxiong.
Chan Tung-mui as Taxue, Hua Jianxiong's wife.
Lau Wun-fung as Situ Wuliang, Situ Mowen's father and a formidable antagonist. He turns out to be not Situ Mowen's real father.
Mok Ka-yiu as Chi Yan, Chi Lianyingwang's son and Hua Yingxiong's apprentice.
Hung Chi-shing as Guipu, the Hua family's servant.
Jackie Lui as Yu Buwei, Hua Jianxiong's friend.
Chan Chek-wai as Shengnu, the Hua family's servant who raised Hua Jianxiong.

References

Review on spcnet.tv

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 '''''The Blood Sword''''' is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the ''[[wuxia]]'' [[manhua]] series ''[[Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword]]'' by [[Ma Wing-shing]]. The series was produced by [[Asia Television|ATV]] and first aired in June 1990. It was followed by a 1991 prequel, ''[[The Blood Sword 2]]''.
 ==Plot==
-The series is set in the [[Wuxia#Jianghu|''jianghu'']] (martial artists' community) of early [[Republic of China (1912–49)|20th-century China]]. A grey-haired Hua Yingxiong travels alone to an island to settle an old feud between the Hua and Chi families. He has been separated from his family for over 20 years after they were ambushed by enemies while sailing back to China from America. Hua Yingxiong's wife, Jieyu, was killed by the attackers; their daughter, Hua Wenying, was thrown overboard and presumed dead; their son, Hua Jianxiong, was raised by their servant Shengnu.
+The series is set in the [[Wuxia#Jianghu|''jianghu'']] (martial artists' community) of early [[Republic of China (1912–49)|20th-century China]]. A grey-haired  Hua Yingxiong travels alone to an island to settle an old feud between the Hua and Chi families. He has been separated from his family for over 20 years after they were ambushed by enemies while sailing back to China from America. Hua Yingxiong's wife, Jieyu, was killed by the attackers; their daughter, Hua Wenying, was thrown overboard and presumed dead; their son, Hua Jianxiong, was raised by their servant Shengnu.
-Hua Jianxiong becomes bitter enemies with Situ Mowen after the latter killed Shengnu. He also encounters Taxue by chance, falls in love with her, and marries her. However, they incur the jealousy of Si-ao, the daughter of the Hua family's servant Guipu, because she has a crush on Hua Jianxiong. In the meantime, Hua Yingxiong resolves the feud and becomes an ally of Chi Lianyingwang, the Chi family patriarch. He also accepts Chi's son, Chi Yan, as his apprentice. He also develops a crush on Ziyi, one of the Chi family's mercenaries, because she resembles Jieyu in appearance.
+Hua Jianxiong becomes bitter enemies with Situ Mowen after the latter killed Shengnu. He also encounters Taxue by chance, falls in love with her, and marries her. However, they incur the jealousy of Si-ao, the daughter of the Hua family's servant Guipu, because she has a crush on Hua Jianxiong. In the meantime, Hua Yingxiong resolves the feud and becomes an ally of Chi Lianyingwang, the Chi family patriarch. He also accepts Chi Lianyingwang's son, Chi Yan, as his apprentice. He also develops a crush on Ziyi, one of the Chi family's mercenaries, because she resembles Jieyu in appearance.
-Hua Wenying had actually survived and was renamed Qiongtian. She was raised by Yuanlaowang of the Hell Sect and groomed to become the sect's leader. She developed a cruel and treacherous personality under Yuanlaowang's influence and eventually murdered her foster father to secure her position in the Hell Sect. She pretends to love Situ Mowen and manipulates him to help her. With support from Situ Mowen and the Japanese [[Iga-ryū|Iga Sect]]'s ninjas, Qiongtian leads the Hell Sect to attack other martial arts sects in her ambition to dominate the ''jianghu''. She also incites conflict between Situ Wuliang (Situ Mowen's "father") and the Iga Sect, after discovering that Situ Mowen is actually the biological son of the Iga Sect's leader.
+Hua Wenying had actually survived and was renamed Qiongtian. She was raised by Yuanlaowang of the Hell School and groomed to become the school's leader. She developed a cruel and treacherous personality under Yuanlaowang's influence and eventually murdered her foster father to secure her position in the Hell School. She pretends to love Situ Mowen and manipulates him to help her. With support from Situ Mowen and the Japanese [[Iga-ryū|Iga School]]'s ninjas, Qiongtian leads the Hell School to attack other martial arts schools in her ambition to dominate the ''jianghu''. She also incites conflict between Situ Wuliang (Situ Mowen's "father") and the Iga School, after discovering that Situ Mowen is actually the biological son of the Iga School's leader.
-The Huas combine forces with the Chi family and other sects to resist the Hell Sect and its allies. Hua Yingxiong restores peace in the ''jianghu'' after defeating and reluctantly killing his evil daughter.
+The Huas combine forces with the Chi family and other schools to resist the Hell School and its allies. Hua Yingxiong restores peace in the ''jianghu'' after defeating and reluctantly killing his evil daughter.
 ==Cast==
 * [[Kenny Ho]] as Hua Yingxiong, the protagonist of the series. The titular "Blood Sword" refers to his weapon, a red-bladed sword.
-* Law Chung-wah as Hua Jianxiong, Hua Yingxiong's son.
+* Law Chung-wah as Hua Jianxiong, Hua Yingxiong and Jieyu's son.
 * [[Veronica Yip]] as Ziyi, a mercenary hired by the Chi family. She is similar in appearance to Jieyu, Hua Yingxiong's deceased wife.
 * Yeung Chak-lam as Chi Lianyingwang, the patriarch of the Chi family.
-* [[Esther Kwan]] as Qiongtian / Hua Wenying, Hua Yingxiong's lost-long daughter who becomes the evil leader of the Hell Sect.
+* [[Esther Kwan]] as Qiongtian / Hua Wenying, Hua Yingxiong and Jieyu's lost-long daughter who becomes the evil leader of the Hell School.
 * [[Eric Wan]] as Situ Mowen, an evil martial artist who becomes Hua Jianxiong's bitter rival.
 * Kwan Chan-nei as Si-ao, Guipu's daughter who has a crush on Hua Jianxiong.
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 * Lau Wun-fung as Situ Wuliang, Situ Mowen's father and a formidable antagonist. He turns out to be not Situ Mowen's real father.
 * Mok Ka-yiu as Chi Yan, Chi Lianyingwang's son and Hua Yingxiong's apprentice.
-* Hung Chi-shing as Guipu, Hua Yingxiong's servant.
+* Hung Chi-shing as Guipu, the Hua family's servant.
 * Jackie Lui as Yu Buwei, Hua Jianxiong's friend.
-* Chan Chek-wai as Shengnu, Hua Yingxiong's servant who raised Hua Jianxiong.
+* Chan Chek-wai as Shengnu, the Hua family's servant who raised Hua Jianxiong.
 ==See also==
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 ==References==
 * [https://www.spcnet.tv/ATV-TV-Series/The-Blood-Sword-review-r2352.html#.X9HjItgzbcc Review] on spcnet.tv
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