New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre

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New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
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Also known asThe Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 倚天屠龍記
Simplified Chinese 倚天屠龙记
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Yǐ Tiān Tú Lóng Jì
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping Ji2 Tin1 Tou4 Lung4 Gei3
Genre Wuxia
Based on The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
by Louis Cha
Screenplay byKwan Chin-bok
Lo Hon-wah
Tang Wai-ling
Lee Yin-ping
Lau Bak-nung
Directed by Johnnie To
Fung Pak-yuen
Benny Chan
Ng Chun-shing
Nelson Cheung
Wong Kam-tin
Starring Tony Leung
Sheren Tang
Kitty Lai
Maggie Shiu
Carol Cheng
Simon Yam
Kenneth Tsang
Theme music composerMichael Lai
Opening theme"Accompanied by a Sword, Who's Here" (劍伴誰在) performed by Tony Leung and Anita Mui
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes40 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer Wong Tin-lam
Production locationHong Kong
EditorTam Ling
Running time42 minutes per episode
Production company TVB
Original release
Network TVB Jade
Release3 November (1986-11-03) 
30 December 1986 (1986-12-30)
Related
The Return of the Condor Heroes (19831984)

New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber . The series was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 1986.

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