''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' is a television series adapted from

Louis Cha Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong dail ...

's novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast in Taiwan on

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from December 2002 to February 2003.

Cast

Alec Su Alec Su You-peng (born 11 September 1973) is a Taiwanese actor, singer, television producer, and film director. Su became a popular teen idol in the 1980s as a member of the boyband ''Xiao Hu Dui''. He was known as the "Obedient Tiger" (乖乖 ...

Zhang Wuji Zhang Wuji () is the fictional protagonist of the ''wuxia'' novel ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' by Jin Yong. Fictional character biography Zhang Wuji's parents are from opposing sides of the ''wulin'' (martial artists' community). His ...

; Zhang Cuishan **

Ashton Chen Ashton Chen Xiaolong (born 6 January 1988 in Dengfeng, Zhengzhou, Henan), also known by his stage name Shi Xiaolong ("Sik Siu-Lung" in Cantonese), is a Chinese actor and martial artist. He is also credited as Xiaolung, Tommy Sik, Shi Xiao-Lu ...

as young Zhang Wuji *

Alyssa Chia Alyssa Chia Ching-wen (; born 7 October 1974) is a Taiwanese actress and television host. She is known for her roles in television series such as the period dramas ''The Prince of Han Dynasty'', ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' and '' Lady W ...

Zhao Min Zhao Min (), birth name Minmin Temür (), formally Commanderial Princess Shaomin (), is one of the two female lead characters in the wuxia novel ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' by Jin Yong. Jin Yong describes her appearance as "natu ...

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Zhou Zhiruo Zhou Zhiruo () is one of the two female lead characters in the wuxia novel ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' by Jin Yong. Jin Yong describes Zhou Zhiruo's physical appearance as "beautiful, pure and free of worldly traits".Quote: 清麗秀� ...

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as Xiaozhao * Chen Zihan as Yin Li (Zhu'er) * Yu Wenzhong as

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Zhang Tielin Zhang Tielin (born 15 June 1957) is a British actor and film director. He is best known for portraying the Qianlong Emperor in the first two seasons of the Chinese television series ''My Fair Princess''. Early life and education Zhang was born ...

as Yang Xiao * Bao Yilin as Yang Buhui ** Zhang Yijing as young Yang Buhui *

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as Yin Susu *

Elvis Tsui Elvis Tsui Kam-kong (born October 12, 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and artist. Tsui is primarily known for his roles in erotic films and martial arts films, where he's more often cast as villains. Some of the famous characters he has portrayed repe ...

as Xie Xun *

Zhang Guoli Zhang Guoli (born 17 January 1955) is a Chinese actor and film director who was a ''xiangsheng'' actor before he started working on films and television series. He is mostly known for his roles playing the Emperor in various dramas involving Qin ...

as Cheng Kun * Wang Gang as Seventh Prince * Tao Hong as Ji Xiaofu * Yan Minqiu as Miejue * Yan Qingyu as Daiqisi (Golden Flower Granny) * Wang Gang as Song Yuanqiao * Liu Hengyu as Song Qingshu * Li Jinrong as Yu Lianzhou * Liu Quan as Yu Daiyan * Li Shengyu as Zhang Songxi * Han Fuyi as Yin Liting * Ma Qiang as Mo Shenggu *

Ji Qilin Ji Qilin (born 27 May 1947) is a Chinese actor. Biography Ji Qilin was born in 1947 to two deployed soldiers on their way south during the Chinese Civil War. Because of the war, he grew up in his grandmother's house in Liaocheng, Shandong until ...

as Yin Tianzheng * Liu Chunxiang as Yin Yewang * Liu Changsheng as Wei Yixiao * Li Lianyi as Zhou Dian * Ma Zhaogang as Shuobude * Xie Jiaqi as Leng Qian * Fu Heng as

Chang Yuchun Chang Yuchun (1330 – 9 August 1369), courtesy name Boren and art name Yanheng, was a Chinese military general of the Ming dynasty. He was a follower of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, and contributed heavily to the est ...

* Yuan Yuan as Fan Yao * Deli Ge'er as Ruyang Prince * Yang Guang as

Wang Baobao Wang may refer to: Names * Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname * Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname * Titles in Chinese nobility * A title in Korean nobility * A title in Mongolian nobility Places * Wang River in Thail ...

* Sun Bin as

Chen Youliang Chen Youliang (陳友諒; 1320 – 3 October 1363For those cross-referencing the Mingshi, in the old Chinese calendar 至正二十三年 refers to the year 1363 CE, 七月二十日 refers to 8月29日 or 29 August, and 八月二十六日 re ...

* Lin Jinfeng as

Zhu Yuanzhang The Hongwu Emperor (21 October 1328 – 24 June 1398), personal name Zhu Yuanzhang (), courtesy name Guorui (), was the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, reigning from 1368 to 1398. As famine, plagues and peasant revolts in ...

* Du Yuming as Lu Zhangke * Jin Song as He Biweng * Shen Baoping as He Taichong * Li Qingxiang as Zhu Changling * Zhan Xiaonan as Zhu Jiuzhen * Liu Wen as Wu Qingying * Hao Aiming as Wei Bi * Lin Jing as Ding Minjun * Liang Tian as Hu Qingniu * Dong Xiaoyan as Wang Nangu * Hu Xiaoran as Yellow Dress Maiden (Lady Yang)

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''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber''
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