Shades of Truth
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Shades of Truth 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 Chinese classical novel
Water Margin
(水滸傳) and also the 2002
Hong Kong crime
-thriller film Infernal Affairs
(無間道).
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 He
). 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.
Sub-Theme song: In Another Time by Jodie Simmons
Comedy-drama
Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...
from Hong Kong. Produced by Siu Hin-fai, the drama is a TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited
Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967...
production. The story is a parody on the legendary story of Wu Song
Wu Song
Wu Song, nicknamed "Pilgrim", is a fictional character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He ranks 14th of the 36 Heavenly Spirits of the 108 Liangshan heroes. Wu Song also appears in the novel Jin Ping Mei, a spin-off of Water Margin...
from the Chinese classical novel
Four Great Classical Novels
The Four Great Classical Novels, or the Four Major Classical Novels of Chinese literature, are the four novels commonly regarded by scholars to be the greatest and most influential of pre-modern Chinese fiction. Dating from the Ming and Qing dynasties, they are well known to most Chinese readers...
Water Margin
Water Margin
Water Margin , also known as Outlaws of the Marsh, All Men Are Brothers, Men of the Marshes, or The Marshes of Mount Liang, is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.Attributed to Shi Nai'an and written in vernacular Chinese, the story, set in the Song Dynasty,...
(水滸傳) and also the 2002
2002 in film
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...
Hong Kong crime
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
-thriller film Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs is a 2002 Hong Kong crime-thriller film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It tells the story of a police officer who infiltrates the triads, and a police officer secretly working for the same gang. The Chinese title means "the non-stop path", a reference to Avici, the lowest...
(無間道).
Synopsis
- Brothers of Mount LiangMount LiangMount Liang is a mountain in Liangshan County, Shandong province, China which rises to 197.9 m above sea level. It is well known as the stronghold of the 108 legendary Song Dynasty heroes of the classic Chinese novel Water Margin...
, - Together through birth and death.
- Reunited after generations,
- In a bid to bring justice.
900 years ago, Wu Song
Wu Song
Wu Song, nicknamed "Pilgrim", is a fictional character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He ranks 14th of the 36 Heavenly Spirits of the 108 Liangshan heroes. Wu Song also appears in the novel Jin Ping Mei, a spin-off of Water Margin...
and Lin Chong
Lin Chong
Lin Chong is a fictional character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He ranks 6th of the 36 Heavenly Spirits of the 108 Liangshan heroes and is nicknamed "Panther Head"...
were best friends, just like their characters from Water Margin
Water Margin
Water Margin , also known as Outlaws of the Marsh, All Men Are Brothers, Men of the Marshes, or The Marshes of Mount Liang, is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.Attributed to Shi Nai'an and written in vernacular Chinese, the story, set in the Song Dynasty,...
. 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
Julian Cheung
Julian Cheung Chi-lam , better known as Chilam, is an award-winning Hong Kong singer and actor. Cheung is popularly known for his role as Guo Jing in the 1994 TV series adaptation of the Wuxia novel, The Legend of the Condor Heroes and also as Chi-Kin from the TVB drama Cold Blood Warm Heart...
) and top police official TC Lam (Wong He
Wong He
Wong He , sometimes credited as Wong Hei, is a Hong Kong actor. He is best known for his firefighter roles in TVB's Burning Flame trilogy. Wong has acted primarily in law enforcement roles, which gave rise to rumors that his stage name is based on the Cantonese term "皇氣" Wong He (born 7 July...
). Under the orders of police official KY Wong (Gordon Liu
Gordon Liu
Gordon Liu is a Chinese martial arts film actor. He became famous for playing the lead in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and its sequels...
), Dung Chung Cho is sent to the triad controlled by Sung Po (Yuen Wah
Yuen Wah
Yuen Wah is a Hong Kong based Chinese action film actor, action choreographer, stuntman and martial artist who has appeared in over 160 films and over 20 television series.-Early life:...
) 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
Gigi Lai
Gigi Lai is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer. Lai was under a contract with the television station TVB and she retired in October 2008. She is popularly nicknamed by the Hong Kong media as the "Goddess of Beauty" ....
), 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.
Police force
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Wong He Wong He Wong He , sometimes credited as Wong Hei, is a Hong Kong actor. He is best known for his firefighter roles in TVB's Burning Flame trilogy. Wong has acted primarily in law enforcement roles, which gave rise to rumors that his stage name is based on the Cantonese term "皇氣" Wong He (born 7 July... |
Lam Tze-Chung (TC) 林子聰 |
A Team leader Previous life: Lin Chong Lin Chong Lin Chong is a fictional character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He ranks 6th of the 36 Heavenly Spirits of the 108 Liangshan heroes and is nicknamed "Panther Head"... |
| Julian Cheung Julian Cheung Julian Cheung Chi-lam , better known as Chilam, is an award-winning Hong Kong singer and actor. Cheung is popularly known for his role as Guo Jing in the 1994 TV series adaptation of the Wuxia novel, The Legend of the Condor Heroes and also as Chi-Kin from the TVB drama Cold Blood Warm Heart... |
Ha Chung-Yam (Dung Chung Cho) 夏松蔭 (冬蟲草) |
KY's undercover Previous life: Wu Song Wu Song Wu Song, nicknamed "Pilgrim", is a fictional character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He ranks 14th of the 36 Heavenly Spirits of the 108 Liangshan heroes. Wu Song also appears in the novel Jin Ping Mei, a spin-off of Water Margin... |
| Gordon Liu Gordon Liu Gordon Liu is a Chinese martial arts film actor. He became famous for playing the lead in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and its sequels... |
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 Hawick Lau Hawick Lau Hoi-wai is a Hong Kong actor and singer, most famous for his performances in the TVB series A Kindred Spirit, Virtues of Harmony and its sequel Virtues of Harmony II, and My Family.... |
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 Yuen Wah Yuen Wah is a Hong Kong based Chinese action film actor, action choreographer, stuntman and martial artist who has appeared in over 160 films and over 20 television series.-Early life:... |
Sung Po 宋波 |
Triad leader Nichole's father Previous life: Song Jiang Song Jiang Song Jiang was the leader of a group of outlaws who lived during the Song Dynasty. The outlaws were active in the present-day provinces of Shandong and Henan before their eventual surrender to the government. Song Jiang is also featured as a character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great... |
| Halina Tam Halina Tam Halina Tam, also known as May is a model, singer and television actress. She is also best known for her role in Legend of the Demigods and The Gentle Crackdown with co-star Wayne Lai.Tam was the winner of the Miss Hong Kong Pageant 1994... |
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) |
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| Chiu Wing-Hung | Milky 牛奶仔 |
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| 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 Mary Hon Mary Hon is an actress from TVB in Hong Kong. She has appeared in many television series, such as Beyond the Realm of Conscience.-TV series:-External links:... |
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 Tavia Yeung Tavia Yeung Yi is a Hong Kong actress under Hong Kong's Television Broadcast Limited or TVB. She has starred in numerous popular Hong Kong television series such as Vigilante Force, Twin of Brothers, Dicey Business, Heart of Greed, Moonlight Resonance and Beyond the Realm of Conscience.- Career... |
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 Gigi Lai Gigi Lai is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer. Lai was under a contract with the television station TVB and she retired in October 2008. She is popularly nicknamed by the Hong Kong media as the "Goddess of Beauty" .... |
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 Heidi Chu Heidi CHU Hoi Ting is the 2nd runner-up and winner of Miss International Goodwill of the 2001 Miss Hong Kong contest. She is currently a presenter/actress of TVB television company, which is also her management agent from 2005. She is also a guest host for radio station... |
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 HeiSub-Theme song: In Another Time by Jodie Simmons