The Slicing of the Demon | |
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Genre | Costume drama Paranormal thriller |
Written by | Lo Mei-wan |
Starring | Sunny Chan Michael Tse Bernice Liu Elliot Ngok Angela Tong |
Theme music composer | Tang Chi-wai |
Opening theme | Waan Yung Joi Yi Ma (還用在意嗎) by Bernice Liu |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language | Cantonese |
No. of episodes | 20 |
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Executive producer | Chong Wai-kin |
Camera setup | Multi camera |
Running time | 45 mins. (each) |
Production company | TVB |
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Original network | TVB Jade |
Original release | 18 April – 16 May 2013 |
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Traditional Chinese | 凶城計中計 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 凶城计中计 | ||||||
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The Slicing of the Demon is a Hong Kong television series produced by TVB. It was released overseas in March 2007.
During the Ming Dynasty, executioner To Sei-hoi and his god-brother, Shui Yu-chan, a doctor, accidentally enter the town of Cheung Lung. Cheung Lung appears to be a happy and peaceful place. However, underneath the facade, it's hiding a very big secret.
The brothers meet the town's wealthiest man Fok Tin-ming, as well as his stubborn and unreasonable daughter, Fok Sin-yiu. By mistake, Hoi and Yiu get married and become husband and wife. Suddenly, a number of murders happen in the town. While investigating, Hoi discovers that he and Chan are being caught in a trap. It turns out that there's someone behind the scenes pulling the strings. But, who is it? Is it a god? A person? The unknown causes immense fear in people...
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