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The Eight Fairies

1985 · 1 season

A gentle, old-fashioned fantasy serial where ordinary people slowly learn to be good, with mild magical scrapes and a cosy, moralising charm.

Genres
Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Overview
Taishang Laojun Deyu Emperor ordered to find eight candidates who had the potential to become immortals, namely Li Xuan's iron crusade Li who borrowed the corpse to return his soul, Han Zhongli, the old man Zhang Guolao who sold fruits, Lü Dongbin, the reincarnation of Huayang Zhenren, He Xiangu, a flower girl He Xiangu, Lan Caihe who sang with a clapper, Han Xiangzi, a talented son holding a horizontal flute, and Cao Guoun, his uncle. The eight people were originally ordinary people, each with different backgrounds and encounters, but they were enlightened and cultivated by Lao Jun. The eight people went everywhere to help others and do good deeds to accumulate virtue, during which they encountered the murder of the Dragon Prince, the Dragon Cousin, the Heavenly Dao Ancestor and others three and four times, can they overcome all difficulties and achieve positive results?
How it feels
Earnest, whimsical, warm and uplifting. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Faith, redemption, morality, friendship
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
family
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour4
Realism4
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by
Cheng Man-Wah, Ding Leung
Starring
Kong Hon, Savio Tsang, Pui-chun Yuen, Pat Poon, Ling Man-Hoi, Choi Kwok-hing, Cho Wing, Wong Wai
Length
1 seasons, 30 episodes
Network
ATV
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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