Member GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG Posted December 6, 2014 Member Share Posted December 6, 2014 Return of the Condor Heroes (2014) Country: China Language: Mandarin Release Date: 3 December 2014 Runtime: 45 minutes per episode Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy Based on Jin Yong's Return of the Condor Heroes GD Y-Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Member GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG Posted December 6, 2014 Author Member Share Posted December 6, 2014 Wow, I need to see it. Have you? Bless your heart! Well NO its not playing in my USA city. So it came out December 3rd. cancellation instructions. The Return of the Condor Heroes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see The Return of the Condor Heroes (disambiguation). The Return of the Condor Heroes Ming Pao Return Condor Heroes Eagle God Companion 1959 September 1.jpg Total Issue No. 105, Chapter 7 of The Return of the Condor Heroes, as originally appeared in the September 1, 1959 issue of Ming Pao Author Jin Yong Original title 神鵰俠侶 Country Hong Kong Language Chinese Series Condor Trilogy Genre Wuxia, romance Publisher Ming Pao Publication date 20 May 1959 Media type Print Preceded by The Legend of the Condor Heroes Followed by The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber The Return of the Condor Heroes Traditional Chinese 神鵰俠侶 Simplified Chinese 神雕侠侣 Literal meaning The Divine Eagle and the Heroic Couple [show]Transcriptions The Return of the Condor Heroes, also known as The Giant Eagle and Its Companion,[1][2] is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the second part of the Condor Trilogy, and was preceded by The Legend of the Condor Heroes and followed by The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. It was first serialised between 20 May 1959 and 5 July 1961 in the Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao.[3] The story revolves around the protagonist Yang Guo and his lover Xiaolongnü in their adventures in the jianghu (also called the wulin, the community of martial artists), which disapproves of the taboo love between master and apprentice. Jin Yong revised the novel in 1970 and again in 2004. There are 40 chapters in the second and third revisions. Each chapter has a title composed of four Chinese characters. Most of the revisions are either clarifications or minor alterations of character motivations or names. Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 3 Adaptations 3.1 Films 3.2 Television 3.3 Comics 3.4 Video games 4 References Plot The protagonist, Yang Guo, is the orphaned son of Yang Kang, the antagonist in The Legend of the Condor Heroes. The couple Guo Jing and Huang Rong put Yang Guo under their care for a short period of time before sending him to the Quanzhen Sect for better guidance in moral values and orthodox martial arts. In Quanzhen, Yang Guo is often picked on and bullied by his fellow students, and even his master, Zhao Zhijing, is biased against him. Yang Guo flees and ventures unknowingly into the nearby Tomb of the Living Dead, where the Ancient Tomb Sect is housed. He is saved by Xiaolongnü, a mysterious maiden of unknown origin, and becomes her apprentice. They live together in the tomb for many years until Yang Guo grows up. After being attacked by Li Mochou, they leave the tomb and stay on the mountain. Xiaolongnü develops romantic feelings for Yang Guo and after a while, he falls in love with her. However, their romance is forbidden by the prevailing norms of the Confucianist society of their time. Throughout the story, their love meets with several tests, such as the misunderstandings that threaten to tear them apart and the encounter with Gongsun Zhi. Finally, after their reunion and marriage, Xiaolongnü leaves Yang Guo again, owing to her belief she cannot recover from a fatal poison, and promises to meet him again 16 years later. While Yang Guo is wandering the jianghu alone, he meets several formidable martial artists and a giant condor. His adventures gradually mould him into a courageous martial artist, whose prowess matches the Greats of his age. Yang Guo serves his nation by helping the Han Chinese citizens of the Song dynasty defeat the Mongol invaders. At the end of the novel, he is reunited with Xiaolongnü and they are recognised as heroes of their time. Characters Main article: List of The Return of the Condor Heroes characters Adaptations Films Year Production Main cast Additional information 1960 Emei Film Company (Hong Kong) Patrick Tse, Nam Hung, Lam Kau, Chan Wai-yue See The Story of the Great Heroes 1982 Shaw Brothers Studio (Hong Kong) Alexander Fu, Philip Kwok, Gigi Wong, Lung Tien-hsiang, Lam Sau-kwan See The Brave Archer and His Mate 1983 Leslie Cheung, Mary Jean Reimer, Chen Kuan-tai, Leanne Liu See Little Dragon Maiden Television Year Production Main cast Additional information 1976 CTV (Hong Kong) Law Lok-lam, Lee Tong-ming, Jason Pai, Michelle Yim See The Return of the Condor Heroes (1976 TV series) 1983 TVB (Hong Kong) Andy Lau, Idy Chan, Bryan Leung, Susanna Au-yeung See The Return of the Condor Heroes (1983 TV series) 1984 CTV (Taiwan) Meng Fei, Angela Pan, Hsiang Yun-peng, Chang Han-po, Shen Hai-jung See The Return of the Condor Heroes (1984 TV series) 1995 TVB (Hong Kong) Louis Koo, Carman Lee, Jason Pai, Bonnie Ngai See The Condor Heroes 95 1998 MediaCorp (Singapore) Christopher Lee, Fann Wong, Zhu Houren, Shirley He See The Return of the Condor Heroes (Singaporean TV series) TTV (Taiwan) Richie Ren, Jacklyn Wu, Sun Xing, Patricia Ha See The Return of the Condor Heroes (TTV) 2001 Nippon Animation (Japan) Daisuke Namikawa, Mie Sonozaki See The Legend of Condor Hero 2006 Ciwen Film & TV Production Co. Ltd. (Mainland China) Huang Xiaoming, Liu Yifei, Wang Luoyong, Kong Lin See The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006 TV series) TBA Yu Zheng Studio (Mainland China) Chen Xiao, Michelle Chen, Zheng Guolin, Minna Yang See The Condor Heroes (2014 TV series) Comics This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2013) Asiapac Books acquired the rights to produce an illustrated version of the novel in 1995. The 18 volume comic series was illustrated by Wee Tian Beng and translated by Jean Lim with Jin Yong's approval. The lavishly illustrated series won the Prestigious Award in 1997 during the Asian Comics Conference held in South Korea.[citation needed] There are also cute gag strips that poke gentle fun at some of the story's events. In 2002 ComicsOne published the first official English translation of Legendary Couple, a retelling of the novel. The comic series was illustrated by Wong Yuk-long while Jin Yong was credited as the writer. Video games Softworld released a RPG based on the novel for the DOS. The game is only available in Chinese and covers the first half of the novel to the point where Yang Guo meets the Condor. GD Y-Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator thekfc Posted December 6, 2014 Moderator Share Posted December 6, 2014 The Romance of the Condor Heroes is being broadcast on Hunan TV. Outside China it will be on Hunan Satellite / Hunan STV World. http://zixun.hunantv.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kami Posted December 6, 2014 Member Share Posted December 6, 2014 It's a tv-series. Don't we have an extra subforum for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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