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In [[China]] during the Southern [[Song Dynasty]], [[Emperor Gaozong of Song|Emperor Gaozong]] is deceived by the treacherous [[Chancellor (China)|premier]] [[Qin Hui (Song Dynasty)|Qin Hui]] and he puts the patriotic |
In [[China]] during the Southern [[Song Dynasty]], [[Emperor Gaozong of Song|Emperor Gaozong]] is deceived by the treacherous [[Chancellor (China)|premier]] [[Qin Hui (Song Dynasty)|Qin Hui]] and he puts the patriotic general [[Yue Fei]] to death. Qin Hui's supporters dominate 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 organization 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 short stories, and ends with a grand finale of a showdown between the heroes and Qin Hui's forces. |
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Revision as of 16:36, 28 May 2011
| Eight Heroes | |
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 DVD cover art | |
| Genre | Wuxia Mystery Adventure |
| Written by | Wong Jing |
| Directed by | Wong Jing |
| 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 | Aidao Sixin Tadi (愛到死心塌地) performed by Dong Xuan |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong China |
| Original languages | Mandarin Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| 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 |
| Original release | |
| Release | 2006 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 八大豪俠 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 八大豪侠 | ||||||||||
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Eight Heroes is a 2006 Hong Kong-Chinese television series directed by Wong Jing, and 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. It was produced in 2005 and released in the following year.
Plot
In China during the Southern Song Dynasty, Emperor Gaozong is deceived by the treacherous premier Qin Hui and he puts the patriotic general Yue Fei to death. Qin Hui's supporters dominate 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 organization 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 short stories, 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