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The Romantic Swordsman

1995 · 1 season

A brooding, sword-swinging costume drama where doomed romance and honour-bound duels unfold at a stately, melancholy pace.

Created by: Lee Yuen-For, Gu Long
Genres: Drama, Action & adventure
Starring: Eddie Kwan Lai-kit, Emily Kwan Bo-wai, Chin Ka-Lok

Overview: The Romantic Swordsman is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Gu Long's novel Duoqing Jianke Wuqing Jian of the Xiaoli Feidao Series. It was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in September 1995.

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Created by: Lee Yuen-For, Gu Long
Genres: Drama, Action & adventure
Starring: Eddie Kwan Lai-kit, Emily Kwan Bo-wai, Chin Ka-Lok

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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
betrayal
revenge
loyalty
fate
Places: fantasy world
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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

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Genres: drama, action & adventure
Created by: Lee Yuen-For, Gu Long
Starring: Eddie Kwan Lai-kit, Emily Kwan Bo-wai, Chin Ka-Lok, Johnny Wang Lung-Wei, Kwan Ching, Gigi Fu Ming-Hin, Lester Chan Chit-man, Johnny Tang Siu-chun
Length: 1 seasons, 20 episodes, 46 min each
Network: TVB Jade
Country: Hong Kong
Languages: Cantonese

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