Wind and Cloud 2
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Wind and Cloud 2 is a Taiwanese television series based on Hong Kong artist Ma Wing-shing's manhua
series Fung Wan
. The series was first broadcast on CTV
in Taiwan in 2004, two years after its predecessor, Wind and Cloud
. Vincent Zhao
and Peter Ho
reprised their roles as the lead characters in this series.
Di Shitian's intentions become clear later, as he is planning to recruit the seven pugilists (including Wind and Cloud), who wield the most powerful weapons in the jianghu
, to join him in his quest to slay the Dragon
and obtain the precious Dragon Orb, which can boost a pugilist's inner energy
by several times after consumption. The mission is successful but the Orb breaks into pieces and the fragments end up in different locations. In greed, Di Shitian consumes more pieces than his body can take and injures himself. His treacherous servant, Duan Lang, seizes the opportunity to kill him and absorb his powers. Subsequently, Duan morphs into the Kirin Demon and becomes a dangerous threat to the jianghu. Wind and Cloud join forces to defeat Duan eventually.
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 Fung Wan
Fung Wan
Fung Wan is a Hong Kong wuxia manhua series. It is the first manhua released by Ma Wing-shing in 1989 with the help of his assistant Siu Kit under his own company, Jonesky Publishing. The title translates to "Wind and Cloud"...
. The series was first broadcast on CTV
China Television
China Television Company, Ltd. was established on September 3, 1968 by the then-ruling Nationalist Party of the Republic of China . The party owned the majority stake of the network...
in Taiwan in 2004, two years after its predecessor, Wind and Cloud
Wind and Cloud
Wind and Cloud, also known as Fung Wan or The Storm Riders, is a Taiwanese television series based on Hong Kong artist Ma Wing-shing's manhua series Fung Wan. Vincent Zhao and Peter Ho starred as the titular protagonists...
. Vincent Zhao
Vincent Zhao
Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo , sometimes credited as Chiu Man-cheuk, is a Chinese actor and martial artist. Zhao is best known playing the role of Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung in the Once Upon a Time in China film and television series.-Early life:Zhao was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, as the...
and Peter Ho
Peter Ho
Peter Ho Jun-tung is an American-Taiwanese singer and actor. Ho was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Taiwan and Canada...
reprised their roles as the lead characters in this series.
Plot
The series is based on the Heaven's Gate story arc of the comic series. A mysterious stranger wearing an ice mask approaches Wind and tells him that he has the ability to resurrect the dead. To everyone's surprise, the stranger revives Second Dream, Wind's lover, who had died in the first season. However, Wind and Cloud gradually discover that they are falling under his control and being manipulated by him. The stranger, claiming to be a god and possessing extraordinary powers, is revealed to be Di Shitian, the leader of the Heaven's Gate sect. Several pugilists have joined Heaven's Gate, either out of fear for Di Shitian or temptation by the rewards he offers.Di Shitian's intentions become clear later, as he is planning to recruit the seven pugilists (including Wind and Cloud), who wield the most powerful weapons in the jianghu
Jianghu
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...
, to join him in his quest to slay the Dragon
Chinese dragon
Chinese dragons are legendary creatures in Chinese mythology and folklore, with mythic counterparts among Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Bhutanese, Western and Turkic dragons. In Chinese art, dragons are typically portrayed as long, scaled, serpentine creatures with four legs...
and obtain the precious Dragon Orb, which can boost a pugilist's inner energy
Neigong
Neigong, also spelled nei kung, neigung, or nae gong, refers to any of a set of Chinese breathing, meditation and spiritual practice disciplines associated with Daoism and especially the Chinese martial arts...
by several times after consumption. The mission is successful but the Orb breaks into pieces and the fragments end up in different locations. In greed, Di Shitian consumes more pieces than his body can take and injures himself. His treacherous servant, Duan Lang, seizes the opportunity to kill him and absorb his powers. Subsequently, Duan morphs into the Kirin Demon and becomes a dangerous threat to the jianghu. Wind and Cloud join forces to defeat Duan eventually.
Cast
- Vincent ZhaoVincent ZhaoVincent Zhao Wenzhuo , sometimes credited as Chiu Man-cheuk, is a Chinese actor and martial artist. Zhao is best known playing the role of Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung in the Once Upon a Time in China film and television series.-Early life:Zhao was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, as the...
as Wind - Peter HoPeter HoPeter Ho Jun-tung is an American-Taiwanese singer and actor. Ho was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Taiwan and Canada...
as Cloud - Huang YiHuang Yi (actress)Huang Yi is a Chinese actress and singer. She graduated from the TV Film Department of the Shanghai Institute of Oriental Culture.- Filmography :Film references:- Discography :...
as Second Dream - Qin Lan as Yu Chuchu
- Tammy Chen as Muse
- Chen Kuan-lin as Duan Lang
- Li Li-chun as Xu FuXu FuXú Fú ; was born in 255 BC in Qi, and served as a court sorcerer in Qin Dynasty China. He was sent by Qin Shi Huang to the eastern seas twice to look for the elixir of life. His two journeys occurred between 219 BC and 210 BC. It was believed that the fleet included 60 barques and around 5,000 crew...
- Wei Yicheng as Di Shitian
- Sun Xing as Lord Conqueror
- Liu Weihua as Nameless
- Huang Jianuo as Jianchen
- Zheng Guolin as Huai Mie
- Feng ShaofengFeng ShaofengFeng Wei , better known by his stage name Feng Shaofeng , is a Chinese actor. He is currently an artist under the management of Huayi Brothers.-Early life:...
as Huai Kong - Yue Yueli as Iron Butcher
- Yang Rui as Bai Ling
- Li Xingyu as Luo Xian
- Pan Hong as Xiao Sanxiao
- Zhu Hong as Yunling
- Wang Lu as Royal Shadow
- Zhang Zhilü as Long'er
- Wang Jialin as Jue Xin
See also
- The Storm RidersThe Storm RidersThe Storm Riders is a 1998 Hong Kong film based on the manhua series Fung Wan by artist Ma Wing-shing. Directed by Andrew Lau, it starred Ekin Cheng as Wind and Aaron Kwok as Cloud. The plot involves two children, Whispering Wind and Striding Cloud, who become powerful warriors under the evil Lord...
- The Storm WarriorsThe Storm WarriorsThe Storm Warriors is a 2009 Hong Kong film produced and directed by the Pang brothers. It is the second live-action film adaptation of artist Ma Wing-shing's manhua series Fung Wan, following the 1998 film The Storm Riders. The Storm Warriors is based on Fung Wans Japanese Invasion story arc The...
- Storm Rider Clash of the EvilsStorm Rider Clash of the EvilsStorm Rider Clash of the Evils is an animated feature film directed by Dante Lam and produced by Puzzle Animation Studio Limited and Shanghai Media Group. It is based on the manhua series Fung Wan by Ma Wing-shing.-Plot:...
- Wind and CloudWind and CloudWind and Cloud, also known as Fung Wan or The Storm Riders, is a Taiwanese television series based on Hong Kong artist Ma Wing-shing's manhua series Fung Wan. Vincent Zhao and Peter Ho starred as the titular protagonists...