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State of Divinity

2000 · 1 season

A sweeping martial arts drama full of sword fights, secret manuals, and moral dilemmas that keeps you hooked.

Created by: Raymond Lee Wai-man, Lai Shui-Ching
Genres: Drama
Starring: Anita Yuen Wing-yee, Richie Jen, David Chiang Da-wei

Overview: The story's initial development revolves around a coveted martial arts manual known as the Bixie Swordplay Manual. The manual has been passed down as an heirloom in the Lin family, who runs the Fuwei Escort Agency based in Fuzhou. Yu Canghai, the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, leads his followers to massacre the Lins and seize the manual for himself but does not find it. Lin Pingzhi, the sole survivor of the Lin family, is rescued by Yue Buqun, head of the Mount Hua Sect, one of the members of the Five Mountains Sword Sects Alliance. Yue Buqun accepts Lin Pingzhi as a student and trains him in swordplay.

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Created by: Raymond Lee Wai-man, Lai Shui-Ching
Genres: Drama
Starring: Anita Yuen Wing-yee, Richie Jen, David Chiang Da-wei

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
power
betrayal
loyalty
identity
Places: countryside
wilderness
single country house
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	3
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Created by: Raymond Lee Wai-man, Lai Shui-Ching
Starring: Anita Yuen Wing-yee, Richie Jen, David Chiang Da-wei, Vivian Chen, Leanne Liu, Norman Tsui Siu-keung, Chang Fu-Chien, Eddie Koo Koon Chung
Length: 1 seasons, 52 episodes, 45 min each
Network: CTV
Country: Taiwan
Languages: Mandarin

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