My Date with a Vampire
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My Date with a Vampire is a 1998 Hong Kong television series produced by ATV
. It was followed by My Date with a Vampire II
(1999) and My Date with a Vampire III
(2004). The drama starred Eric Wan and Joey Meng in the leading roles. The plot is based on future events of the story in Vampire Expert, a similar two-season television drama aired on ATV in 1995 and 1996. The series is a tribute to Lam Ching-ying, the lead actor of Vampire Expert and a prominent cast member in the Mr. Vampire
franchise, who died of liver cancer in 1997.
. In 1938, he was fighting with Yamamoto Ichifu, a major of the Imperial Japanese Army
, when they were interrupted by Cheung San, the Vampire King. The two men and a boy named Fuk-sang living in the nearby village were bitten by Cheung San and they become vampires. These vampires are creatures that exist outside of the Three Dimensions
(Heaven, Earth and Man) and Six Realms
, where all other beings, including animals, humans, deities and spirits, exist.
In present-day 1998, Fong lives in Hong Kong under a new name, Fong Tin-yau. His physical appearance has not changed since 60 years ago. He works as a policeman and Fuk-sang lives together with him as his "son", who currently attends primary school. Fong Tin-yau meets Ma Siu-ling, the heiress to a clan of ghostbusters who have dedicated themselves to ridding the world of evil supernatural beings. Fong Tin-yau gradually becomes embroiled in a love triangle with Ma Siu-ling and Wong Jan-jan, Ma's close friend and confidante.
On the other hand, Yamamoto has become the influential boss of a big company, and commands a small group of vampire followers. Planning to turn every human being into a vampire, Yamamoto unleashes his minions to attack people and spread the "vampire gene". Hong Kong sinks into chaos as vampires multiply and roam the streets freely. At this point, Fong Tin-yau teams up with Ma Siu-ling and his friends to stop Yamamoto and destroy him.
However, even after Yamamoto dies, not long later, a magician called Yu-meng Sap-sam resurrects him and controls him to do his bidding. The magician is actually the evil Lo Hau of ancient times, and he wants to dominate the Three Dimensions. Once again, Fong Tin-yau, Ma Siu-ling and their allies combine forces to confront Lo Hau and put an end to his wicked ambitions.
Asia Television Limited
Asia Television Limited is one of the two free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, the other being rival Television Broadcasts Limited . It launched in 1957 under the name Rediffusion Television as the first television station in Hong Kong...
. It was followed by My Date with a Vampire II
My Date with a Vampire II
My Date with a Vampire II is a 1999 Hong Kong television series produced by ATV as the sequel to My Date with a Vampire . It was followed by My Date with a Vampire III in 2004...
(1999) and My Date with a Vampire III
My Date with a Vampire III
My Date with a Vampire III is a 2004 Hong Kong television series produced by ATV as the sequel to My Date with a Vampire and My Date with a Vampire II...
(2004). The drama starred Eric Wan and Joey Meng in the leading roles. The plot is based on future events of the story in Vampire Expert, a similar two-season television drama aired on ATV in 1995 and 1996. The series is a tribute to Lam Ching-ying, the lead actor of Vampire Expert and a prominent cast member in the Mr. Vampire
Mr. Vampire
Mr. Vampire, also known as Geung-si Sin-sang, is a 1985 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by Ricky Lau and produced by Sammo Hung. The film's box office success led to the creation of a Mr...
franchise, who died of liver cancer in 1997.
Plot
Fong Kwok-wah is a Chinese guerilla fighter from the time of the Second Sino-Japanese WarSecond Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany , the Soviet Union and the United States...
. In 1938, he was fighting with Yamamoto Ichifu, a major of the Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
, when they were interrupted by Cheung San, the Vampire King. The two men and a boy named Fuk-sang living in the nearby village were bitten by Cheung San and they become vampires. These vampires are creatures that exist outside of the Three Dimensions
Trailõkya
Trailokya has been translated as "three worlds," "three spheres," "three planes of existence," "three realms" and "three regions."...
(Heaven, Earth and Man) and Six Realms
Desire realm
The desire realm is one of three realms or three worlds in traditional Buddhist cosmology into which a being wandering in may be reborn. The other two are the form realm, and the formless realm The desire realm (Sanskrit kāma-dhātu) is one of three realms (Sanskrit: dhātu, Tibetan: khams) or...
, where all other beings, including animals, humans, deities and spirits, exist.
In present-day 1998, Fong lives in Hong Kong under a new name, Fong Tin-yau. His physical appearance has not changed since 60 years ago. He works as a policeman and Fuk-sang lives together with him as his "son", who currently attends primary school. Fong Tin-yau meets Ma Siu-ling, the heiress to a clan of ghostbusters who have dedicated themselves to ridding the world of evil supernatural beings. Fong Tin-yau gradually becomes embroiled in a love triangle with Ma Siu-ling and Wong Jan-jan, Ma's close friend and confidante.
On the other hand, Yamamoto has become the influential boss of a big company, and commands a small group of vampire followers. Planning to turn every human being into a vampire, Yamamoto unleashes his minions to attack people and spread the "vampire gene". Hong Kong sinks into chaos as vampires multiply and roam the streets freely. At this point, Fong Tin-yau teams up with Ma Siu-ling and his friends to stop Yamamoto and destroy him.
However, even after Yamamoto dies, not long later, a magician called Yu-meng Sap-sam resurrects him and controls him to do his bidding. The magician is actually the evil Lo Hau of ancient times, and he wants to dominate the Three Dimensions. Once again, Fong Tin-yau, Ma Siu-ling and their allies combine forces to confront Lo Hau and put an end to his wicked ambitions.
Cast
- Eric Wan as Fong Tin-yau / Fong Kwok-wah (況天佑 / 況國華)
- Joey Meng as Ma Siu-ling / Ma Dan-na (馬小玲 / 馬丹娜)
- Kristy YangKristy YangKristy Yang , also known as Kristy Yeung, is a Hong Kong-based Chinese Canadian actress.-Biography:Yang was born in Shanghai, China, to a Chinese father and a British Chinese mother...
as Wong Jan-jan / Yamamoto Yuki (王珍珍 / 山本雪) - Kenneth Chan as Yamamoto Ichifu / Yamamoto Takeshi / Yamamoto Ryuichi (山本一夫 / 山本武 / 山本龍一)
- Berg Ng as Domoto Shingo (堂本真悟) / Ken
- Pinky Cheung as Yamamoto Mirai (山本未來)
- Chapman ToChapman ToChapman To Man-chak is a Hong Kong actor, best known for specializing in comedic roles in films such as Infernal Affairs and Initial D.-Career:To began his acting career in TV soap operas and moved to the big screen in 2000...
as Kam Ching-chung / Hui Sin (金正中 / 許仙) - Cheung Kwok-kuen as Fong Fuk-sang (況復生)
- Wong Shee-tong as Ho Ying-kau (何應求)
- Lisa Lui as Au-yeung Ka-ka (歐陽嘉嘉)
- Yeung Ka-nok as Lam Kwok-tung (林國棟)
- Keung Ho-man as Ko Bo (高保)
- Sin Ho-ying as Master Peacock (孔雀大師)
- Ching Tung as Lo Hoi-ping (羅開平)
- Wai Lit as Yu-meng Sap-sam / Lo Hau (御命十三 / 羅侯)
- Kam San as Cheung San (將臣)
- Chan Lai-wan as Lo Hoi-ping's mother
- Mak King-ting as Pak So-so / Pak So-ching (白素素 / 白素貞) / White Snake
- Wong Mei-fan as Siu-ching (小青) / Green Snake
- Chung Yeung as Peter
- Ng Wan-yee as Kam Ching-chung's mother
- Lau Kwok-shing as Kam Shau-cheng
- Alice Chan as Miu-sin / Koon Yam (妙善 / 觀音)
- Raymond Tsang as Lau Hoi (劉海)
- Leung Bik-tze as Bik-ka (碧加)
- Lee Yung as Herman
- Lau Shek-yin as VairocanaVairocanaVairocana is a celestial Buddha who is often interpreted as the Bliss Body of the historical Gautama Buddha; he can also be referred to as the dharmakaya Buddha and the great solar Buddha. In Sino-Japanese Buddhism, Vairocana is also seen as the embodiment of the Buddhist concept of shunyata or...
(大日如來)
External links
- My Date with a Vampire official ATV website My Date with a Vampire on Baidu BaikeBaidu BaikeBaidu 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....