I highly recommend this series. =) It's both entertaining and thrilling!
水滸無間道 Shades of Truth
"Brothers of Mount Liang,
Together through birth and death.
Reunited after generations,
In a bid to bring justice."
Title: 水滸無間道 Shades of Truth (Previously known as Water Margin Infernal Affairs)
(Cantonese: Sui Wu Mo Gaan Do; Mandarin: Shui Hu Wu Jian Dao)
PRODUCED BY TVB
Origin: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese
Genre(s): Drama / Action / Crime thriller / Comedy / Fantasy
Producer(s): Siu Hin-Fai
Directed by: Liu Jun-Sek
Written by: Kwan Bing-Hung, etc.
No. of episodes: 25 (43 min. per episode)
Air date: December 27, 2004 to January 29, 2005
Opening song: "沒有半分空間" (No Half Space) by Wong He
900 years ago, Mo Chung and Lam Chung were best friends, just like their characters from Water Margin (水滸傳). They were as close as brothers and swore to uphold justice together even in their next lives. 900 years later, they meet again as the young patrol officer Dung Chung Cho (Julian Cheung) and top police official TC Lam (Wong He). Under the orders of police official KY Wong (Gordon Liu), Dung Chung Cho is sent to the triad controlled by Sung Po (Yuen Wah) as an undercover. In only several months time, Dung Chung Cho successfully gains Sung Po's trust and also wins the heart of Nichole (Gigi Lai), Sung Po's biological daughter.
After a slight injury on the head, Dung Chung Cho gains his past memeories as Mo Chung 900 years ago and tries to convince TC that he is his long lost brother Lam Chung. One of Sung Po's men, Kwan Lo (Derek Kwok) begins to suspect Dung Chung Cho as an undercover for the police and is also plotting to overthrow Sung Po's position in the gang. How come the police can never gather enough information to capture the triads for holding illegal businesses and charge them for attempting to murder so many people? It is then when Dung Chung Cho begins to realize that there is also an undercover in the police force working for the triads.
STARRING:
Julian Cheung (CHILAM) ... ... Ha Chung-Yam (Dung Chung Cho) // past life as Mo Chung (historically recorded as "Wu Song")
Wong He ... ... Lam Chi-Chung (TC) // past life as Lam Chung (historically recorded as "Lin Chong")
Gigi Lai ... ... Man Fung-Lin (Nichole) // past life as Poon Kam-Lin (historically recorded as "Pan Jinlian")
Tavia Yeung... ... Hong Chi-Sin (Siu Sin) // past life as Siu Sin (historically recorded as "Xiao Shan")
Yuen Wah ... ... Sung Po // past life as Sung Kong (historically recorded as "Song Jiang")
CO-STARRING:
Gordon Liu ... ... Wong Kam-Yan (KY)
Law Koon Lan ... ... Man Lai-Bing
Derek Kwok ... ... Yik Kwan (Kwan Lo)
Helena Tam ... ... Lek Jeh (Janet)
Ken Lok ... ... Leung Shu-Gan (Sah Daam)
Hawick Lau ... ... Fai Man-Ban (Ben)
Lee Wing Han ... ... Cheung Tit-Nam
Irene Wong ... ... Lam Suet-Si (Little Simui)
Matt Yeung ... ... Leung Ka-Lok (Happy)
Sammy Lau ... ... Yik Jun (Matt)
Lee Sam Yan ... ... Ma Ji-Ming
Lo Meng ... ... Hong Fuk-Tai
Mary Hon ... ... Tang Yuk-Chu
Chiu Wing-Hung ... ... Milky
etc.
Quick Facts:
- This drama is a remade comedic spin-off of the 2002 HK film, Infernal Affairs (無間道). A majority of the plot and the roles created are inspired by the movie.
- This drama also adds in elements of fantasy, as a small part of the story deals with the tale of Wu Song from the Chinese classic novel, Water Margin (水滸傳).
- 水滸傳 (Water Margin) + 無間道 (Infernal Affairs) = the title of this drama, which is 水滸無間道 (Shades of Truth).
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