The Vigilantes in Masks

The Vigilantes in Masks is a 2010 Chinese television series based on folktales of a Robin Hood-style hero who lived in the Ming Dynasty. Produced by Chinese Entertainment Shanghai, the series star Wallace Huo, Cecilia Liu, Ma Tianyu and Shi Xingyu. Previous adaptations include a 1960 Hong Kong television series, a 1994 film, a 2005 TVB production, a 2008 SBS South Korean television drama, Iljimae, and a 2009 MBC South Korean adaptation The Return of Iljimae.

The Vigilantes in Masks
Official poster
Genre	Wuxia Action Comedy
Directed by	Lee Kwok-lap
Starring	Wallace Huo Cecilia Liu Ma Tianyu Shi Xingyu
Opening theme	The Opening of the World and Plum Blossoms by Hu Ge
Ending theme	Bird of Paradise by Zheng Jiajia
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producer	Karen Tsoi
Production location	China
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production company	Chinese Entertainment Shanghai
Original release
Network	Jiangsu TV
Release	20 December 2010 (2010-12-20)

The Vigilantes in Masks
Intertitle
Traditional Chinese	怪俠一枝梅
Simplified Chinese	怪侠一枝梅
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guàixiá Yìzhīméi

Synopsis

Li Gexiao is a master in martial arts with intelligence matching his skills. Previously a high ranking Embroidered Uniform Guard with great judicial authority. However, after framed with a crime he had not commit and his family executed, the former marshal had no choice but to become a fugitive. Years later (beginning of the series), he came out of hiding to help a former colleague recover a cargo of stolen gold for disaster relief. He and three chivalrous strangers, thief Yan Sanniang, grifter He Xiaomei, and strongman Chai Hu, unite to form a heroic band of masked vigilantes called "Yi Zhi Mei" (One Blossom Branch) that steals from the wealthiest and the most corrupted to help the people in need, always leaving a plum flower at the scene as their calling card. In the jianghu, they are also a renowned team that fights against injustice, corruption and oppression by the government.

Cast

• Wallace Huo as Li Gexiao (離歌笑) 　　
• Cecilia Liu as Yan Sanniang (燕三娘)　　
• Ma Tianyu as He Xiaomei (賀小梅) / He Yunhu (賀雲虎)　　
• Shi Xingyu as Chai Hu (柴胡)
• Edwin Siu as Ying Wuqiu (應無求) / Bao Laiying (包來硬)　　
• Deng Limin as Yan Song (嚴嵩)
• Liu Kai-chi as Zheng Dongliu (鄭東流) 　　
• Zhang Shann as Zhang Bao (張豹)　　
• Ethan Yao as Zhang Zhong (張忠) 　　
• Huang Shijia as Miao Xiaoqing (苗小青)
• Xie Meng as Miao Xiaoying (苗小英)
• Dai Chunrong as Abbess Wugou (無垢師太)
• Guan Xiaotong as Chai Yan (柴嫣) 　　
• Wang Chunyuan as Chu Gou (芻狗)　　
• Ma Xiaoqian as Lin Shuangshuang (林霜霜)
• Lü Yi as Su Ying (蘇櫻)
• Li Bo as Xiao Ben (蕭本) 　　
• Zheng Xiaodong as Liang Ri (梁日) 　　
• Yuan Shanshan as Bingbing (冰冰)
• Tong Liya as Jing Ruyi (荊如憶)
• Wen Haibei as Hai Rui (海瑞)
• Zhang Lei as Jiajing Emperor (明世宗)
• Zhang Mingming as Yan Shifan (嚴世蕃)
• Lou Qi as Bao Son (保公子)
• Guo Jun as Chen Dong (陳東) / He Donglai (賀東來)
• Li Qingxiang as Taoist Xuanxu (玄虛道長)
• Yang Yi as Liang Yue (梁月)

Soundtrack

• Tiandi Meihua Kai (天地梅花開; The Opening of the World and Plum Blossoms) by Hu Ge
• Tiantang Niao (天堂鳥; Bird of Paradise) by Zheng Jiajia

External links

• (in Chinese) The Vigilantes In Masks on Sina.com