''Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion'' is a Hong Kong television series based on
Huang Yi's novel ''Fuyu Fanyun''. It was released overseas in December 2005 and broadcast on
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and TVB ...
in January 2006.
Synopsis
:The two sharpest weapons in the world,
:The Rain-Ceasing Sword and the Cloud Ruling Sabre!
:Carry the burdens of ethnic conflicts.
Pong Ban (
Derek Kok
Derek Kok Jing-hung (, born 18 November 1964) is a Hong Kong actor who had worked for TVB from 1986 to 2015. He filmed over 70 dramas. He is specialised in action and Chinese Kung Fu performance.
Career
His career started when he entered the N ...
) mercilessly defeated three monks who protected the Rain-Ceasing Sword. The surviving monk took the sword and fled when Long Fan-Wan (
David Chiang
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) arrives to stop Pong Ban. The monk then was later found by Hon Pak (
Bosco Wong
Bosco Wong Chung-chak (; born 13 December 1980) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and entrepreneur who gained popularity in the modern drama ''Triumph in the Skies'' (2003). Since then, he has played a diverse spectrum of roles in television ser ...
), who presented it to Yin Wong.
It is set during the early
Ming Dynasty
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...
, after the overthrow of the Mongol
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fifth ...
. Fung Heng-Lit (
Raymond Lam
Raymond Lam (; Jyutping: lam4 fung1; born 8 December 1979) is a Hong Kong actor and singer who is best known for roles in the television dramas ''A Step into the Past'', ''Twin of Brothers'', ''Moonlight Resonance'', ''Highs and Lows'' and ''Line W ...
), the Mongol prince, lost his childhood memories during a massacre by
Emperor Zhu. Heng-Lit escaped the massacre and grew up in China, where he becomes the chief of a clan. Pong Ban tries, by all means, to regain Heng-Lit's childhood memory and groom him into being a prince, hoping that Heng-Lit may lead the Mongol rebels in a campaign to overthrow the Ming Dynasty. However, Heng-Lit has his own dream, in which the Mongols and the Han Chinese live together in harmony.
Cast
: ''Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.''
Viewership ratings
Awards and nominations
39th TVB Anniversary Awards (2006)
* "Best Drama"
References
External links
TVB.com''Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion'' - Official Website
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TVB dramas
Hong Kong wuxia television series
Adaptations of works by Huang Yi
2006 Hong Kong television series debuts
2006 Hong Kong television series endings
Television series set in the Ming dynasty
Television shows based on Chinese novels