Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1982 TV series)

For other uses, see Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (disambiguation).

Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is a 1982 Hong Kong's TVB television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. The 50-episode-long series is divided into two parts, with their Chinese titles as 天龍八部之六脈神劍 (Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: Divine Sword of Six Meridians) for 30 episodes and 天龍八部之虛竹傳奇 (Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: The Legend of Hui-juk) for 20 episodes respectively.^[1]

Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils
Cover art for the new complete version released on DVD
Traditional Chinese	天龍八部
Simplified Chinese	天龙八部
Hanyu Pinyin	Tiān Lóng Bā Bù
Jyutping	Tin1 Lung4 Baat3 Bou6
Genre	Wuxia
Based on	Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Louis Cha
Screenplay by	Chiu Chi-kin Tang Yun-leung Kwan Chin-bok Leung Chi-wah Lee Chak-keung Shum Sai-sing Cheung Mun-fung Sum Kwok-wing Leung Wing-mui Tsang Gan-cheung Lo Hon-wah Tang Kei-pui Leung Kin-cheung Wai Ka-fai
Directed by	Fan Sau-ming Siu Hin-fai Lee Kwok-lap Poon Man-kit Leung Yat-yuet Tam Jui-ming Sze-to Lap-kwong
Starring	Bryan Leung Kent Tong Felix Wong Idy Chan Wong Hang-sau Chan Fuk-sang Sharon Yeung
Theme music composer	Joseph Koo Leung Hon-ming
Opening theme	Part 1: Leung Mong Yin Shui Lei (倆忘煙水裏) performed by Michael Kwan and Susanna Kwan Part 2: Man Shui Chin San Chung Hang (萬水千山縱橫) performed by Michael Kwan
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language	Cantonese
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	50
Production
Executive producer	Siu Sang
Production location	Hong Kong
Editors	Chiu Chi-kin Leung Kin-cheung
Running time	42 minutes per episode
Production company	TVB
Original release
Network	TVB Jade
Release	22 March (1982-03-22) – 30 July 1982 (1982-07-30)
Related
Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1997)

Rating

The series averaged a rating of 30 points

Cast

Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.

• Bryan Leung as Kiu Fung / Siu Fung
• Kent Tong as Duen Yu
• Felix Wong as Hui-juk
• Idy Chan as Wong Yu-yin
• Wong Hang-sau as Ah-chu / Chung Ling
• Chan Fuk-sang as Ah-tsi
• Sharon Yeung as Muk Yuen-ching
• Shek Sau as Muk-yung Fuk
• Patrick Tse as Duen Ching-sun
• Leung Shan as Dou Bak-fung
• Maggie Li as Mrs Wong
• Lui Yau-wai as Kam Bo-bo
• Bak Yan as Yuen Sing-chuk
• Bonnie Wong as Chun Hung-min
• Lam Kin-ming as Mrs Ma
• Lau Siu-ming as Duen Yin-hing
• Leung Oi as Yip Yi-neung
• Lau Kwok-shing as Ngok Lo-sam
• Yeung Yim-tong as Wan Chung-hok
• Kam Kwok-wai as Yau Tan-chi
• Cheung Ying-choi as Duen Ching-ming
• Shih Kien as Siu Yuen-san
• Kwan Hoi-san as Muk-yung Bok
• Lee Heung-kam as Queen (guest star)
• Ju Gong as Chu Man-lei
• Ho Lai-nam as Chu Dan-san
• Wong Man-yee as Ah-pik
• Ma Hing-sang as Tang Bak-chuen
• Eddy Ko as Kung-ye Kon
• Yu Tsi-ming as Bau Bat-tung
• Chiu Hung as Fung Bo-ngok
• Kwan Chung as Chuen Gun-ching
• Robert Siu as Bak Sai-king
• Gam Lui as Elder Chui
• Bak Man-biu as Elder
• Cheung Lui as Kau Mo-chit
• Bobby Tsang as Chung Man-sau
• Ho Pik-kin as Yuen-chi
• Kong Ngai as Yuen-fu
• Ng Yip-kwong as Sin Cheng
• Tam Yat-ching as Tam Kung
• Chan Lap-pan as Tam Po
• Yu Ming as Chiu Chin-suen
• Benz Hui as Tso Tsi-muk
• Yeung Chak-lam as Ye-lut Hung-kei
• Yip Ha-lee as Sweeper Monk
• Cheng Kun-sin as Mo-nga-tsi
• Wong Oi-ming as Tin-san Tung-lo
• Lai Siu-fong as Lee Chau-sui
• Lau Hak-suen as Ding Chun-chow
• Lee Sau-kei as So Sing-ho
• Lee Kwok-lun as Tufan prince
• Felix Lok as Hak-lin Tit-shu
• Kenneth Tsang as Western Xia king

Episode

Part 1: Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: Divine Sword of Six Meridians 天龍八部之六脈神劍

Part 2: Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: The Legend of Hui-juk 天龍八部之虛竹傳奇

References

1. "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1982) TV Seried". chinesemov.com. 1982. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

External links

• Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils at IMDb