The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back
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The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back is a Hong Kong wuxia
comedy television series based on artist Wong Yuk-long's Buddha's Palm manhua
series. The series was first broadcast on TVB
in Hong Kong in 1993.
(martial artists' community) that any pugilist can learn. A long time ago, Lung Kim-fei defeated Tin Cam-kiuk using the skill and had since retired from the kong-woo. Lung laid down a family rule, forbidding his descendants from learning the skill, and hid the Buddha's Palm manual, in order to prevent them from misusing the skill.
70 years later, a mysterious red-haired pugilist known as "For-wan Tse-san" (literally: Fire Cloud Evil Deity) appears and goes on a rampage to kill several people before challenging the five major sects to a fight. The five sects misbelieve that Lung Kim-sang, a descendant of Lung Kim-fei, is responsible for the killings and attack him. In fact, Lung Kim-sang does not know any martial arts and relies on his wit and intelligence to survive. When For-wan Tse-san learns that Lung Kim-sang is a descendant of Lung Kim-fei, he starts harassing Lung Kim-sang in an attempt to force him to hand over the Buddha's Palm manual.
Lung Kim-sang meets Kung-suen Ling-fung, a maiden from the Omei Sect
, and she falls in love with him and follows him on his adventures. At one point, Kung-suen gives up her virginity to save Lung's life after he is poisoned by For-wan Tse-san. Lung loses his memory after regaining consciousness and meets Fung Ching-ching and falls in love with her. However, when he remembers everything, he finds himself in a complicated love triangle.
Throughout his adventures, Lung Kim-sang learns martial arts from extraordinary people, such as Tung-to Cheung-lei. Eventually, he finds the "Buddha's Palm" manual in the old Lung family residence and masters the skill, becoming an invincible pugilist. Lung defeats For-wan Tse-san, putting an end to the latter's evil plans. However, he is unaware that Tin Heung, a descendant of Tin Cam-kiuk, has been secretly plotting to kill him to avenge her ancestor. Lung and Tin have a final showdown and Lung emerges victorious eventually, restoring peace and becoming a respected hero in the kong-woo.
|align="center" colspan="4"|Before:
The Yang's Women Warriors
- June 11
|align="center" colspan="4"|TVB Jade
Second line series 1993
The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back
June 14 - July 9
|align="center" colspan="4"|Next:
To Chord the Victory
July 12 -
Wuxia
Wuxia is a broad genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of literature, its popularity has caused it to spread to diverse art forms like Chinese opera, manhua , films, television series, and video games...
comedy television series based on artist Wong Yuk-long's Buddha's Palm manhua
Manhua
Manhua are Chinese comics originally produced in China. Possibly due to their greater degree of artistic freedom of expression and closer international ties with Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan have been the places of publication of most manhua thus far, often including Chinese translations of...
series. The series was first broadcast on 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...
in Hong Kong in 1993.
Plot
The legendary Buddha's Palm is the most powerful skill in the kong-wooJianghu
The jianghu is the milieu, environment, or sub-community, often fictional, in which many Chinese wuxia stories are set.In modern Chinese culture, jianghu is commonly accepted as an alternative universe coexisting with the actual historical one in which the context of the wuxia genre was set...
(martial artists' community) that any pugilist can learn. A long time ago, Lung Kim-fei defeated Tin Cam-kiuk using the skill and had since retired from the kong-woo. Lung laid down a family rule, forbidding his descendants from learning the skill, and hid the Buddha's Palm manual, in order to prevent them from misusing the skill.
70 years later, a mysterious red-haired pugilist known as "For-wan Tse-san" (literally: Fire Cloud Evil Deity) appears and goes on a rampage to kill several people before challenging the five major sects to a fight. The five sects misbelieve that Lung Kim-sang, a descendant of Lung Kim-fei, is responsible for the killings and attack him. In fact, Lung Kim-sang does not know any martial arts and relies on his wit and intelligence to survive. When For-wan Tse-san learns that Lung Kim-sang is a descendant of Lung Kim-fei, he starts harassing Lung Kim-sang in an attempt to force him to hand over the Buddha's Palm manual.
Lung Kim-sang meets Kung-suen Ling-fung, a maiden from the Omei Sect
Emei Sect
The Emei Sect is one of the leading orthodox Chinese martial arts sects in the jianghu in several works of wuxia fiction. Its home base is on Mount Emei in Sichuan...
, and she falls in love with him and follows him on his adventures. At one point, Kung-suen gives up her virginity to save Lung's life after he is poisoned by For-wan Tse-san. Lung loses his memory after regaining consciousness and meets Fung Ching-ching and falls in love with her. However, when he remembers everything, he finds himself in a complicated love triangle.
Throughout his adventures, Lung Kim-sang learns martial arts from extraordinary people, such as Tung-to Cheung-lei. Eventually, he finds the "Buddha's Palm" manual in the old Lung family residence and masters the skill, becoming an invincible pugilist. Lung defeats For-wan Tse-san, putting an end to the latter's evil plans. However, he is unaware that Tin Heung, a descendant of Tin Cam-kiuk, has been secretly plotting to kill him to avenge her ancestor. Lung and Tin have a final showdown and Lung emerges victorious eventually, restoring peace and becoming a respected hero in the kong-woo.
Cast
- Eddie Kwan as Lung Kim-sang
- Elvina KongElvina KongElvina Yan-Yin Kong is a Hong Kong television actress and presenter currently under contract to TVB. Currently she has been acting in the Cantonese sitcom of Off Pedder in 2008...
as Kung-suen Ling-fung - Johnny NganJohnny NganJohnny Ngan Kwok Leung is a Hong Kong film actor and television actor. He was an actor for ATV from 1980-1981 before joing TVB.-Acting career:...
as Tung-to Cheung-lei - Gordon LiuGordon LiuGordon Liu is a Chinese martial arts film actor. He became famous for playing the lead in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and its sequels...
as For-wan Tse-san / Ngo Chin-san - Catherine Hung as Fung Ching-ching / Fung Piu-piu
- Ada ChoiAda ChoiAda Choi Siu-fun is a Hong Kong actress best known for her work for TVB television, and to a lesser extent, for her film work. She was the second runner-up in the 1991 Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant....
as Tin Heung / White-Haired Demoness - Law LanLaw LanHelena Law Lan is a Hong Kong actress. Law Lan is popularly cast as a type of mystic in many Hong Kong horror movies.-TV series:-Films:*The Kid *Story of the White-haired Demon Girl...
as Tin Yan - Lee Lung-kei as Tin Chi
- Kwan Ching as Tin family housekeeper
- Yeung Tak-si as Shek Kan-chun
- Jimmy Au as How Yat-fei
- Law Lok-lam as Lung Kim-fei (guest star)
- Lo MangLo MangLo Mang is a Hong Kong based veteran martial artist who was born as Lo Hin Lam in Hong Kong on 23 July 1956. Primarily known for starring in Shaw Brothers kung fu movies in the latter part of the 1970s and beginning of the 1980s...
as Tin Cam-kiuk (guest star) - Fung So-bor as Granny
- Wong Wai-tung as Great Master Yat-dang
- Law Kwok-hung as Antique shop boss
- Lee Hin-ming as Ah-fu
- Wong Chung-hong as Ah-pao
- Wong Wai-tak as Ah-ma
- Chun Hung as Mou Si-ting
- Yu Fung as Granny Kwai / Kau Yuk-kuen
- Ho Bik-kin as Fung Mun-lau
- Yu Ming as Ka-La Old Dad
- Wong Tak-ban as Mang-kor
- Kiu Hung as Great Master Yat-yau
- Wong Yat-fei as Taoist Sam-san
- Sing Yan as Old Master Ng-hang
- Lee Ka-ting as Swordsman Tsat-sing
- So Hang-suen as Abbess Kau-kuet
- Henry Lee as Si-hung Kin-kuan
- Lee Hoi-sang as Hong-lung
- Chan Kwan-yung as Fuk-fu
- Lau Kwai-fong as Abbess Bat-kuet
- Liu Lai-lai as Abbess Tsat-kuet
- Mak Ho-wai as Cheung Sam / Ah-seung
- Wong Tin-chak as Lei Say / Ah-ha
- Mak Tsi-wan as Elder Chung
- Fong Kit as Elder Chuk
- Yu Tin-wai as Elder Mui
|align="center" colspan="4"|Before:
The Yang's Women Warriors
- June 11
|align="center" colspan="4"|TVB Jade
TVB Jade
TVB Jade is a flagship TV channel in Hong Kong, established by Television Broadcasts Limited, and is one of the free-to-air Cantonese language television channels in Hong Kong, the other being its arch-rival ATV Home...
Second line series 1993
The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back
June 14 - July 9
|align="center" colspan="4"|Next:
To Chord the Victory
July 12 -