The Legend of Wong Tai Sin
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Chiu Ching-yung
Fong Sai-yin
Cheng Kai-lap
Wong Mei-seung
Long Sau-yan
Lau Ting-kin
Benny Chan
Po Tang-chun
Wai Hon-to
Lee Hon-to
Patrick Tse
Susanna Au-yeung
Sheren Tang
Kitty Lai
Patricia Chong
Rebecca Chan
Mary Hon
| The Legend of Wong Tai Sin | |
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Written by | Cheung Kwok-wing Chiu Ching-yung Fong Sai-yin Cheng Kai-lap Wong Mei-seung Long Sau-yan Lau Ting-kin |
| Directed by | Yau Ah-kwai Benny Chan Po Tang-chun Wai Hon-to Lee Hon-to |
| Starring | Adam Cheng Patrick Tse Susanna Au-yeung Sheren Tang Kitty Lai Patricia Chong Rebecca Chan Mary Hon |
| Opening theme | The Illumination of a Thousand World (光照萬世) by Adam Cheng |
| Ending theme | Passing with the Wind (隨風而逝) by Adam Cheng |
| Composer | Joseph Koo |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Kam Chi-fai |
| Running time | 45 minutes (18 episodes) |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | 15 September – 10 October 1986 |
The Legend of Wong Tai Sin (黃大仙) is a TVB television series premiered in 1986 based on the story of Wong Tai Sin.
Theme song "The Illumination of a Thousand World" (光照萬世) and sub theme song "Passing With the Wind" (隨風而逝) were composed and arranged by Joseph Koo. The lyricist was Tang Wai-hung and performer was Adam Cheng.
Synopsis
Rain god Chisongzi (Adam Cheng) was supposed to take orders from heaven to rain many consecutive months to punish the humans via flood storms. However he could not bear to watch the humans suffer so much. The Jade Emperor then punishes the Rain god by sending him to be reincarnated as a human on earth.
In the Eastern Jin dynasty a fortune teller predicted that the current emperor would be overthrown by someone born on August 23 that year. The emperor ordered all babies born on that date killed. But even after the mass execution, the emperor would continue to have reoccurring nightmares about being assassinated. It turns out his own son, Prince Lung (Patrick Tse) was born on that date and ended up killing him. Lung would bring a lot of troubles to the kingdom in an effort to become the next ruler.
Rain god was now reincarnated as Wong Zo-ping, a miracle doctor and healer who tried to help many people along the way. Later Wong Zo-ping becomes heavenly deity on earth Wong Tai-sin to face off against the corrupt empire. He would eventually become a legendary icon.