The Romance of Book and Sword, also known as Jiangnan Shujian Qing (江南書劍情) in mainland China, is a 1987 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha's novel The Book and the Sword

The Book and the Sword

The Book and the Sword is the debut wuxia novel by Jin Yong. It was first serialized between February 8, 1955 and September 5, 1956 in The New Evening Post in Hong Kong....

. The film was followed by Princess Fragrance

Princess Fragrance (film)

Princess Fragrance, also known as Gebi Enchou Lu in mainland China, is a 1987 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha's novel The Book and the Sword...

, released later in the same month and also directed by Ann Hui

Ann Hui

Ann Hui On-Wah is a Hong Kong film director, film producer and occasional screenwriter, one of the most critically acclaimed amongst the Hong Kong New Wave.-Early life:...

. It is also one of the earliest Hong Kong films to be completely shot in mainland China with a full mainland Chinese cast.

Plot

The film covers the first half of the novel and ends with the truce between the Qianlong Emperor

Qianlong Emperor

The Qianlong Emperor was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. The fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he reigned officially from 11 October 1735 to 8 February 1796...

 and the Red Flower Society at Liuhe Pagoda

Liuhe Pagoda

Liuhe Pagoda , literally Six Harmonies Pagoda or Six Harmonies Tower, is a multi-story Chinese pagoda in southern Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. It is located at the foot of Yuelun Hill, facing the Qiantang River...

. The two major subplots in the novel are omitted: Li Yuanzhi and Zhou Qi do not appear in the film.

Cast

• Zhang Duofu as Chen Jialuo
  • Jiang Wei as young Chen Jialuo
• Chang Dashi as Qianlong Emperor
  Qianlong Emperor
  The Qianlong Emperor was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. The fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he reigned officially from 11 October 1735 to 8 February 1796...
  
  
• Liu Jia as Huo Qingtong
• Ding Cuihua as Luo Bing
• Lü Yongquan as Taoist Wuchen
• Yu Dalu as Zhao Banshan
• Guo Bichuan as Wen Tailai
• Wang Jingqiu as Zhang Jin
• Hou Changrong as Yu Yutong
• Chen Youwang as Xu Tianhong
• Ren Naichang as Shi Shuangying
• Zhang Jun as Chang Bozhi
• Wang Wei as Chang Hezhi
• Zheng Jianhua as Jiang Sigen
• Fu Yongcai as Wei Chunhua
• Sun Chenxi as Xinyan
• Wang Hongtao as Yu Wanting
• Wu Chunsheng as Zhang Zhaozhong
• Yang Junsheng as Heshen
  Heshen
  Heshen or Hešen , from the Manchu Niohuru clan, was a Manchu official of the Qing Dynasty, a favourite of the Qianlong Emperor. Born Shanbao , his given name was later changed to Heshen. His courtesy name was Zhizhai . He was a member of the Plain Red Banner, as well as one of the most corrupt...
  
  
• Ding Tao as Zhaohui
• Deng Jie as Chen Jialuo's mother
• Ge Lili as Qinghua
• Zhu Yi as Prince Su
• Zhang Xuehao as Li Kexiu
• Wang Wensheng as Long Jun
• Shi Wei as Wet nurse

External links

The Romance of Book and Sword on Baidu Baike

Baidu Baike

Baidu Encyclopedia is a Chinese language collaborative Web-based encyclopedia provided by the Chinese search engine Baidu. Like Baidu itself, the encyclopedia is heavily self-censored in line with government regulations....