Shaolin King of Martial Arts

Shaolin King of Martial Arts
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Chinese	少林武王
Mandarin	Shàolín Wǔ Wáng
Genre	Wuxia
Screenplay by	Li Changfu
Directed by	Chang Hsin-yen; Liu Jiacheng; Wu Chia-tai
Presented by	Ma Zhongjun
Starring	Wu Jing; Yaqi; Chunyu Shanshan; Gao Haiyan; Huang Yi; Yu Chenghui; Ji Chunhua; Yu Hai; Xu Xiangdong
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Mandarin
No. of episodes	22
Production
Executive producer(s)	Huzi; Huang Chenglian; Wang Renhai; Zhang Yi
Producer(s)	Tang Songtao; Fan Xiaotian; Tie Fo; Zhou Penggang; Yao Jia; Pan Zhongshi; Lou Xiaoxi
Production location(s)	China
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production company(s)	Shanghai Cable TV; Henan TV; Xi'an TV; Beijing Chaoyong Dongfang Film Culture
Distributor	China Federation of Literary and Art Circles
Release
First shown in	2002

Shaolin King of Martial Arts is a 2002 Chinese wuxia television series directed by Chang Hsin-yen, Liu Jiacheng and Wu Chia-tai. It starred Wu Jing, Yaqi, Chunyu Shanshan, Gao Haiyan, Huang Yi, Yu Chenghui, Ji Chunhua, Yu Hai and Xu Xiangdong in the leading roles.

Plot

The story is set in the late Ming dynasty, when corrupt officials dominate the government and the aggressive wokou (Japanese pirates) constantly raid China's coastal regions. General Qi Jiguang and his cousin, Qi Jiyu, organise a military force called the 'Qi Family Army' to resist the invaders. They score several victories over the enemy.

Oshima Masao, the wokou chief, is not content with defeat, so he bribes the eunuch Tong Dabao, a close aide of the incompetent emperor, to spread slanderous rumours about the Qi Family Army in the hope that the emperor will order the army to be disbanded. Qi Jiyu, assisted by his son Qi Shaozheng, manages to find evidence of Tong's treachery, and intends to report Tong to the emperor. However, Tong finds out, destroys the evidence, and has Qi Jiyu arrested and imprisoned. Tong then attempts to induce Qi Jiyu into accusing Qi Jiguang of treason by tempting him with promises of riches and fame but Qi Jiyu refuses. Qi Jiyu secretly tells Qi Shaozheng to escape and warn the Qi Family Army about Tong's plot.

Tong Dabao is furious when he learns that his plan has been foiled. He orders the execution of Qi Jiyu and his clan, and places a huge bounty on Qi Shaozheng's head. Qi Shaozheng flees to Shaolin Monastery for refuge and is accepted by Abbot Zhiyi as a student and is renamed "Tanzhi". When Tong Dabao discovers that Qi Shaozheng has survived, he sends the Jinyiwei to surround Shaolin and threatens to destroy the monastery if the monks do not hand over Qi. The monks refuse to capitulate so Tong orders Shaolin to be burnt down. Zhiyi dies in the blaze. Before his death, Zhiyi instructed a monk called Sanjiao to protect Tanzhi and bring the latter to the Southern Shaolin Monastery.

Tanzhi and Sanjiao travel to Southern Shaolin and encounter numerous dangers along the way. While in the wilderness, Tanzhi is injured but is saved by a girl called Xiaoni, and is forced by her grandfather to marry her. The old man is a former soldier in the Qi Family Army. When he learns of Tanzhi's true identity, he decides to allow the boy to proceed with his journey, much to his granddaughter's dismay. Tanzhi and Sanjiao later join a performance troupe by accident, where Tanzhi develops feelings for the maidens Baihe and Honglian. They leave after driving away Tong Dabao's henchmen and eventually arrive in Southern Shaolin, where Tanzhi becomes a student of Abbot Yuanzhao. In Southern Shaolin, Tanzhi befriends several seniors and meets a group of young nuns living near the monastery. He also gets involved in another romantic relationship with a Japanese girl who disguised herself as a man so that she can infiltrate Shaolin and learn martial arts.

Tanzhi trains hard in martial arts to fulfil his quest for justice. With strong backing and support from his friends and allies, he rebuilds the Qi Family Army and succeeds in defeating and driving away the wokou. He uses the powerful skills he mastered to overcome and kill Tong Dabao and avenge his family.

Cast

Wu Jing as Tanzhi / Qi Shaozheng
Yaqi as Xiaoni
Chunyu Shanshan as Sanjiao
Gao Haiyan as Fajing
Huang Yi as Ounü
Yu Chenghui as Tong Dabao
Ji Chunhua as Tanfei
Yu Hai as Shantong
Xu Xiangdong as Yuanzhao
Xu Huanshan as Old Man
Wang Yu as Zhiyi
Tan Qiao as Fayan
Xiao Yuewen as Faling
Sui Shuyang as Faneng
Chen Jianfeng as Faming
Yang Fan as Oshima Masao
Wu Yijiang as Dahan
Tian Haiyan as Baihe
Kexin as Honglian
Jin Demao as Yu Fei
Ding Xiaowa as Lihua
Shu Yan as A'xiang
Lin Jie as Meihua
Zhao Lianfen as Juhua
Shi Xiaohu as Wufan
Hao Yuan as Ruolan
Liu Fang as A'mu
Zhang Hao as Gui Silang
Lü Qiang as Badachui
Huang Haibing as Emperor

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gollark: In my experience, it tends to come out with vaguely coherent stuff which looks vaguely as if it's from the same thing, but doesn't really hold together very well.

gollark: What does "mean something" *mean*, though?

gollark: It generates them itself *based on* random stuff on the internet.

gollark: There's a "STOP DOING MATH" one too, is this part of a series? Can I find *others* somewhere?

External links

(in Chinese) Shaolin King of Martial Arts on Sina.com

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