New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre

*New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre*
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
	Hong Kong VCD cover art
Also known as	The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	倚天屠龍記
Simplified Chinese	倚天屠龙记
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yǐ Tiān Tú Lóng Jì
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Ji2 Tin1 Tou4 Lung4 Gei3
Genre	Wuxia
Based on	The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber; by Louis Cha
Screenplay by	Kwan Chin-bok; Lo Hon-wah; Tang Wai-ling; Lee Yin-ping; Lau Bak-nung
Directed by	Johnnie To; Fung Pak-yuen; Benny Chan; Ng Chun-shing; Nelson Cheung; Wong Kam-tin
Starring	Tony Leung; Sheren Tang; Kitty Lai; Maggie Shiu; Carol Cheng; Simon Yam; Kenneth Tsang
Theme music composer	Michael Lai
Opening theme	"Accompanied by a Sword, Who's Here" (劍伴誰在) performed by Tony Leung and Anita Mui
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language	Cantonese
No. of episodes	40 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer	Wong Tin-lam
Production location	Hong Kong
Editor	Tam Ling
Running time	42 minutes per episode
Production company	TVB
Original release
Network	TVB Jade
Release	3 November –; 30 December 1986
Related
	The Return of the Condor Heroes (1983–1984)

New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (Chinese:倚天屠龍記) is a 1986 Hong Kong martial arts television series. Adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, the series was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong. This remake was notable for its attractive and youthful cast, with stars such as Tony Leung, Kitty Lai, and Sheren Tang in lead roles.^[1]^[2]

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