The Romance of Book and Sword

The story is based on the popular novel developed from folk legend. It goes that the Manchurian emperor Qianlong of China (circa 18th Century) was actually the son of a Han Chinese, the subject ethnicity. His brother of blood, Chen Jialuo just happened to be the chief of the Red Flower Society, an anti-Manchu secret society. Chen, a learned scholar, thought he could get his brother turn his back on the Manchu and restore the Han Chinese reign. But the story was ended by brutal clearence of the society members. It reflects one of the dark pages in Chinese culture, that ethics and humanity always become impotent when countered with power.

Cast

Da Shichang Emperor Qian Long Zhang Duofu Chen Jia-Luo Liu Jia Huo Jing-Tong Sun Chenxi Xin Yan Guo Bichuan Wen Tai-Lai

Ding Chui-Wa Luo Bing

Wu Chun-Sheng Zhang Shao-Zhong

Yu Da-Lu Zhao Ban-Shan Naichang Ren Shi Shuang-Ying

Lu Yong-Quan Wu Chen

Deng Jie Chen's Mother Wang Hongtao Yu Wan-Ting

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