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Book And Sword

1976 · 1 season

A vintage wuxia serial that unfolds at a steady, talky pace with earnest swordplay and old-fashioned charm.

Genres
Action & adventure
Starring
Adam Cheng Siu-Chow, Liza Wong, Candice Yu On-on
Overview
The Legend of the Book and the Sword is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Book and the Sword. It was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in 1976.

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Genres
Action & adventure
Starring
Adam Cheng Siu-Chow, Liza Wong, Candice Yu On-on
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loyalty
  • justice
  • identity
  • friendship
  • power
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour4
Realism3
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action & adventure
Starring
Adam Cheng Siu-Chow, Liza Wong, Candice Yu On-on, Law Ho-Kai, Richard Ng Man-tat, Yuen Wah, Lo Hoi-pang, Shih Kien
Length
1 seasons, 60 episodes, 45 min each
Network
TVB Jade
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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