TV series

The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber

2009 · 1 season

A sweeping, earnest martial-arts saga of tangled loyalties and romance, unfolding patiently across a long historical canvas.

Created by: Yu Min
Genres: Drama, Action & adventure
Starring: Deng Chao, He Zhuoyan, Ady An

Overview: The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber is a Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It is a final installment of a trilogy produced by Zhang Jizhong, preceded by The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Return of the Condor Heroes. Unlike most of the previous adaptations, this remake is the first to be primarily based on the third edition of the novel. The series was first broadcast on Wenzhou TV in China in October 2009.

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Created by: Yu Min
Genres: Drama, Action & adventure
Starring: Deng Chao, He Zhuoyan, Ady An

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 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
love
power
betrayal
identity
Places: countryside
wilderness
fantasy world
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	3
Romance	6
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, action & adventure
Created by: Yu Min
Starring: Deng Chao, He Zhuoyan, Ady An, Zhang Meng, Liu Jing, Ken Chang Tzu-yao, Yu Chenghui, Ma Ling
Length: 1 seasons, 40 episodes, 45 min each
Network: Wenzhou TV
Country: China, United States of America
Languages: Mandarin

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