The Kung Fu Master (TV series)
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| Genre | Action Martial arts Historical drama |
| Written by | Yuen Kai-chi Lau Siu-kwan |
| Directed by | Benny Chan |
| Starring | Donnie Yen Nick Cheung |
| Theme music composer | Chan Kwong-wing |
| Opening theme | Ideal (理想) by Donnie Yen |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 30[1] |
| Production | |
| Producer | Chan Yu-chiu |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | ATV |
| Release | |
| Original network | ATV Home |
| Original release | 15 August – 23 September 1994 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 洪熙官 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 洪熙官 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Hung Hei-gun" | ||||||||||
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The Kung Fu Master (洪熙官) is a 1994 Hong Kong martial arts television series directed by Benny Chan and starring Donnie Yen as the titular protagonist. Produced by ATV, the series aired on its channel ATV Home from 16 August to 23 September 1994.
Synopsis[]
The story is based on the historic martial artist and legend Hung Hei-gun (Donnie Yen) in the Qing dynasty. In the final stand Hung Hei-gun and Fong Sai-yuk (Nick Cheung) fight their way to defend the Shaolin Monastery against the invading army of the Qianlong Emperor who was trying to remove any opposition because he didn’t want to reveal that he wasn’t a true Manchu.
Cast[]
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Donnie Yen | Hung Hei-gun (洪熙官) | The founder of Hung Kar Kuen. |
| Nick Cheung | Fong Sai-yuk (方世玉) | The folk hero from the South. |
| Tang Ho-kwong (鄧浩光) | Kong Wai-lun (江錦綸) | |
| Lawrence Yan (甄志強) | Ko Chun-chung (高進忠) | |
| Erica Choi (蔡曉儀) | Yim Wing-chun (嚴詠春) | The founder of Wing Chun. |
| Wong Wan-choi (黃允財) | Qianlong Emperor | Born in 1711 and died in 1799. |
| Leung Kam-san (梁錦燊) | Yim Cham (嚴湛) | |
| Ben Ng (吳毅將) | Monk Sam Tak (三德) | A Shaolin monk who lived in the early 18th century. |
| Hon Yee-sang (韓義生) | Monk San Kai (三戒) | |
| Wai Lit (煒烈) | Fung To-tak (馮道德) | |
| Lo Lieh | Ha Sat-to (哈薩多) | |
| Betty Chan (陳綺明) | Tung Man (佟敏) | |
| Leung Yat-ho (梁日豪) | Tung Chin-kan (童千斤) | |
| Anna Ng (吳浣儀) | Mother of Hung Hei-gun | |
| Pat Poon (潘志文) | Father of Hung Hei-gun (洪亭南) | |
| Berg Ng | Sek Tok (碩托) |
References[]
Categories:
- Asia Television original programming
- Hong Kong action television series
- Martial arts television series
- Historical television series
- 1994 Hong Kong television series debuts
- 1994 Hong Kong television series endings
- 1990s Hong Kong television series
- Cantonese-language television shows
- Qianlong Emperor