Shades of Truth
Shades of Truth (Traditional Chinese: 水滸無間道; literally Water Margin's Unceasing Path) is a 25-episode television comedy-drama from Hong Kong. Produced by Siu Hin-fai, the drama is a TVB production. The story is a parody on the legendary story of Wu Song from the 14th century Chinese classical novel Water Margin (水滸傳) and also the 2002 Hong Kong crime-thriller film Infernal Affairs (無間道).
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 HK promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Water Margin's Infernal Affairs |
| Genre | Crime thriller Action Fantasy Comedy |
| Written by | Chan Ching-yee Ng Siu-tung and others |
| Directed by | Ng Siu-wing Liu Jun-shek and others |
| Starring | Julian Cheung Wong Hei Gigi Lai Tavia Yeung Yuen Wah |
| Opening theme | "No Half Space" performed by Wong He |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Siu Hin-fai |
| Production location(s) | Hong Kong |
| Editor(s) | Chan Ching-yee Ng Siu-tung |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 42 minutes (each) |
| Production company(s) | TVB |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVB Jade |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Original release | 27 December 2004 – 29 January 2005 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 水滸無間道 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 水浒无间道 | ||||||||||
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Synopsis
- Brothers of Mount Liang,
- Together through birth and death.
- Reunited after generations,
- In a bid to bring justice.[1]
900 years ago, Wu Song and Lin Chong were best friends, just like their characters from Water Margin. They were as close as brothers and swore to uphold justice together even in their next lives.
900 years later after they reincarnate to Hong Kong, they meet again as the young patrol officer Dung Chung Cho (Julian Cheung) and top police official TC Lam (Wong Hei). Under the orders of police official KY Wong (Gordon Liu), Dung Chung Cho is sent to the triad controlled by Sung Po (Yuen Wah) as an undercover. In only several months time, Dung Chung Cho successfully gains Sung Po's trust and also wins the heart of Nichole (Gigi Lai), Sung Po's biological daughter.
After a slight injury on the head, Dung Chung Cho gains his past memories as Wu Song 900 years ago and tries to convince TC that he is his long lost brother Lin Chong. Meanwhile, one of Sung Po's men, Kwan Lo (Derek Kwok) begins to suspect Dung Chung Cho as an undercover for the police and is also plotting to overthrow Sung Po's position in the gang. How come the police can never gather enough information to capture the triads for holding illegal businesses and charge them for attempting to murder so many people? It is then when Dung Chung Cho begins to realize that there is also an undercover in the police force working for the triads.
Cast
Police force
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Wong Hei | Lam Tze-Chung (TC) 林子聰 | A Team leader Previous life: Lin Chong |
| Julian Cheung | Ha Chung-Yam (Dung Chung Cho) 夏松蔭 (冬蟲草) | KY's undercover Previous life: Wu Song |
| Gordon Liu | Wong Kam-Yan (KY) 黃錦仁 | B Team leader |
| Lam Wing-Han | Cheung Tit-Nam 張鐵男 | A Team CID |
| Irene Wong | Lam Shuet-Si (Little Simui) 林雪詩 | A Team CID |
| Hawick Lau | Fai Man-Ban (Ben) 費文斌 | A Team CID |
| Wai Kar Hung | Chow Kwok-Yin 周國賢 | Yik Kwan's undercover B Team CID |
| Lee Sam Yan | Ma Chi-Ming 馬志明 | B Team CID |
| Angelina Lo | Tsui Wai-Sam (Madam Tsui) 徐慧心 (Madam 徐) | High police official |
Triad
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Yuen Wah | Sung Po 宋波 | Triad leader Nichole's father Previous life: Song Jiang |
| Halina Tam | Lek Jeh (Janet) 叻姐 | Sung Po's woman |
| Derek Kwok | Yik Kwan (Kwan Lo) 易軍 (軍佬) | |
| Sammy Lau | Yik Jun (Matt) 易進 | Yik Kwan's younger brother |
| Ken Lok | Leung Shu-Gan (Sah Daam) 黎樹根 (沙胆) | |
| Chiu Wing-Hung | Milky 牛奶仔 | |
| Lee Hoi-Sang | Uncle Kwan 坤叔 | |
| Wah Ji-Nam | Leung Ying-Kei 梁英奇 | |
| Kuk Fung | Uncle Fan 翻爺 | |
| Kenny Wong | Kap-Chai 及猜 | Thai gang leader |
Chinese Medical Center (Hong family)
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Lo Meng | Hong Fuk-Tai 康福泰 | Chinese medical doctor Siu Sin's father |
| Mary Hon | Tang Yuk-Chu 鄧玉珠 | Hong Fuk-Tais' ex-wife Siu Sin's mother Happy's mother |
| Lam Pui Kwan | Hong Yun-Fan 康婉芬 | Hong Fuk-Tai's younger sister |
| Tavia Yeung | Hong Chi-Sin (Siu Sin) 康至善 (小善) | Chinese medical doctor Previous life: Xiao Xian |
| Matt Yeung | Leung Kar-Lok (Happy) 梁家樂 | Hong Chi-Sin's younger half-brother |
Leung San Pak Bar (Man family)
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Law Koon Lan | Man Lai-Bing 萬麗冰 | Bus driver |
| Gigi Lai | Man Fung-Lin (Nichole) 萬鳳蓮 | Sung Po and Man Lai-Bing's daughter Leung Saan Pak Bar's owner Radio DJ Previous life: Pan Jinlian |
| Summer Joe | Ada | Leung Saan Pak employee |
| Ng Wai-Shan | Sue | Leung Saan Pak employee |
| Leung Fai-Chung | Calvin | Leung Saan Pak employee |
Miscellaneous
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Wong Wai-Tak | Simon | |
| Heidi Chu | Simon's wife | |
| Leung Kin-Ping | Hing | Wing's boyfriend Previous life: Ximen Qing |
| Griselda Yeung | Wing | Nichole's friend |
Soundtrack
Theme song: 沒有半分空間 by Wong Hei
Sub-Theme song: In Another Time by Jodie Simmons