Strike at Heart
Encyclopedia
Strike at Heart is a Hong Kong period wuxia
television series based on Wen Ruian
's novel, A Spear of Alarm produced by TVB. The series stars Joe Ma, Sunny Chan
, Stephen Au
, Charmaine Sheh
, Nnadia Chan and Annie Man
. It was filmed in 2004 and released overseas in January 2005. Then it was aired in Hong Kong on TVB Pay Vision's TVB Drama channel from 27 May to 23 June 2009.
) and hermit Tin Yee (Sunny Chan
) are apprentices to the same clique. They have not seen each other for a long time. During a rare gathering, they end up at daggers drawn.
They studied in the same clique when they were young and became good friends. Due to physical constraint, Tin Yee was unsuited to Martial Arts so he turned to studying yin yang and five material agents. Chu Kot and Yuen were born to learn Martial Arts. Yuen's lifetime goal is to become the best fighter in the Martial Arts World. However, he could never beat Chu Kot before he left the clique, which bothered him enormously.
Chu Kot worked for the imperial government after he left the clique. Yuen lived a quiet life practicing Martial Arts in the hope of defeating Chu Kot one day. When Yuen reappears in the Martial Arts World, Chu Kot has become renowned and is known as Mr. Chu Kot. His immediate mission is to fight against a corrupt official Choi King (Shek Sau). Because of Choi King, Chu Kot cannot avoid having an ultimate fight with Yuen. During the fight, Yuen uses his "Heartbroken Arrow" while Chu Kot fights back with his "Strike at Heart".
In fact, Chu Kot has never really wanted to fight with Yuen. Under the vossludes of fortune, they both fall in love with a gentle and cheerful girl named Siu Keng (Charmaine Sheh
).
Wuxia
Wuxia is a broad genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of literature, its popularity has caused it to spread to diverse art forms like Chinese opera, manhua , films, television series, and video games...
television series based on Wen Ruian
Wen Ruian
Wen Ruian is a Chinese writer of wuxia novels. He was born in a overseas Chinese Cantonese family in Malaysia in 1954 and once studied in National Taiwan University....
's novel, A Spear of Alarm produced by TVB. The series stars Joe Ma, Sunny Chan
Sunny Chan
Sunny Chan Kam-Hung is a Hong Kong television and film actor. His breakout film role was in the internationally multi-award-winning 1998 Hong Kong film Hold You Tight, for which he won the coveted Silver Screen Award for Best Actor at the Singapore International Film Festival in...
, Stephen Au
Stephen Au
Stephen Au Kam-tong is a Hong Kong actor for TVB . He was formerly an actor for ATV .He played David Mo in TVB sitcom Best Selling Secrets...
, Charmaine Sheh
Charmaine Sheh
Charmaine Sheh Sze-man is a Hong Kong TVB actress.Sheh is best known for her roles in TVB dramas, including Return of the Cuckoo, Country Spirit, Perish in the Name of Love, Angels of Mission, War and Beauty, The Dance of Passion,The Drive of Life, Maidens' Vow, Forensic Heroes II,Beyond the Realm...
, Nnadia Chan and Annie Man
Annie Man
Annie Man Chung-Han , born 20 July 1976, is an actress from Hong Kong. She started her career in television series in 1993 at the age of 16 at ATV...
. It was filmed in 2004 and released overseas in January 2005. Then it was aired in Hong Kong on TVB Pay Vision's TVB Drama channel from 27 May to 23 June 2009.
Plot
Chu Kot Ching Ngor (Joe Ma), Yuen Sap Sam Han (Stephen AuStephen Au
Stephen Au Kam-tong is a Hong Kong actor for TVB . He was formerly an actor for ATV .He played David Mo in TVB sitcom Best Selling Secrets...
) and hermit Tin Yee (Sunny Chan
Sunny Chan
Sunny Chan Kam-Hung is a Hong Kong television and film actor. His breakout film role was in the internationally multi-award-winning 1998 Hong Kong film Hold You Tight, for which he won the coveted Silver Screen Award for Best Actor at the Singapore International Film Festival in...
) are apprentices to the same clique. They have not seen each other for a long time. During a rare gathering, they end up at daggers drawn.
They studied in the same clique when they were young and became good friends. Due to physical constraint, Tin Yee was unsuited to Martial Arts so he turned to studying yin yang and five material agents. Chu Kot and Yuen were born to learn Martial Arts. Yuen's lifetime goal is to become the best fighter in the Martial Arts World. However, he could never beat Chu Kot before he left the clique, which bothered him enormously.
Chu Kot worked for the imperial government after he left the clique. Yuen lived a quiet life practicing Martial Arts in the hope of defeating Chu Kot one day. When Yuen reappears in the Martial Arts World, Chu Kot has become renowned and is known as Mr. Chu Kot. His immediate mission is to fight against a corrupt official Choi King (Shek Sau). Because of Choi King, Chu Kot cannot avoid having an ultimate fight with Yuen. During the fight, Yuen uses his "Heartbroken Arrow" while Chu Kot fights back with his "Strike at Heart".
In fact, Chu Kot has never really wanted to fight with Yuen. Under the vossludes of fortune, they both fall in love with a gentle and cheerful girl named Siu Keng (Charmaine Sheh
Charmaine Sheh
Charmaine Sheh Sze-man is a Hong Kong TVB actress.Sheh is best known for her roles in TVB dramas, including Return of the Cuckoo, Country Spirit, Perish in the Name of Love, Angels of Mission, War and Beauty, The Dance of Passion,The Drive of Life, Maidens' Vow, Forensic Heroes II,Beyond the Realm...
).
Main cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Joe Ma | Chu Kot Ching Ngor 諸葛正我 |
Tin Yee Householder's junior Yuen Sap Sam Han's senior Siu Keng and Mung Tip's soulmate |
| Sunny Chan Sunny Chan Sunny Chan Kam-Hung is a Hong Kong television and film actor. His breakout film role was in the internationally multi-award-winning 1998 Hong Kong film Hold You Tight, for which he won the coveted Silver Screen Award for Best Actor at the Singapore International Film Festival in... |
Hui Siu Yat (Tin Yee Householder Householder (Buddhism) In English translations of Buddhist literature, householder denotes a variety of terms. Most broadly, it refers to any layperson, and most narrowly, to a wealthy and prestigious familial patriarch... ) 許笑一 (天衣居士) |
Chu Kot Ching Ngor and Yuen Sap Sam Han's senior Chik Nui's husband |
| Stephen Au Stephen Au Stephen Au Kam-tong is a Hong Kong actor for TVB . He was formerly an actor for ATV .He played David Mo in TVB sitcom Best Selling Secrets... |
Yuen Sap Sam Han 元十三限 |
Tin Yee Householder and Chu Kot Ching Ngor's junior Siu eing's husband |
| Charmaine Sheh Charmaine Sheh Charmaine Sheh Sze-man is a Hong Kong TVB actress.Sheh is best known for her roles in TVB dramas, including Return of the Cuckoo, Country Spirit, Perish in the Name of Love, Angels of Mission, War and Beauty, The Dance of Passion,The Drive of Life, Maidens' Vow, Forensic Heroes II,Beyond the Realm... |
Siu Keng 小鏡 |
Chu Kot Ching Ngor's soulmate Yuen Sap Sam Han's wife |
| Nnadia Chan | Mung Tip 夢蝶 |
Chu Kot Ching Ngor's soulmate Choi King's follower |
| Annie Man Annie Man Annie Man Chung-Han , born 20 July 1976, is an actress from Hong Kong. She started her career in television series in 1993 at the age of 16 at ATV... |
Fu Ting Ling Fung (Chik Nui) 呼延靈鳳 (織女) |
Tin Yee's Householder's wife God Needle Gate disciple |
Other cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Shek Sau | Choi King 蔡京 |
Chancellor |
| Edward Mok (莫家堯) | Lang Ling Hei 冷凌棄 |
Chu Kot Ching Ngor's follower |
| Steven Ho (何啟南) | Chui Leuk Seung 崔略商 |
|
| Derek Kok Derek Kok Derek Kwok Jing-hung is a Hong Kong actor who has worked for TVB since 1986. He filmed over 60 dramas. He is specialised in action and Chinese Kung Fu performance.His career started when he entered the New Talent Singing Awards in 1985... |
Fu Chung Shu 傅宗書 |
Choi King's follower |
| Newton Lai (黎漢持) | Chi Ko Nong Zhigao Nong Zhigao is a hero admired by the Zhuang people. His father was the head of local Zhuang people. According to the History of the Song Dynasty: Guangyuan Zhou Man Zhuan , as he became an adult he followed his father as the head of local Zhuang people in Quảng Nguyên... 智高 |
Siu Keng's father |
| Lawrence Yan (甄志強) | Sung Fai Chung 宋徽宗 |
|
| Catherine Chau (周家怡) | Siu Hung 小紅 |
|
| Lai Suen (黎宣) | God Needle Granny 神針婆婆 |
Head of God Needle Gate |
| Karen Lee (李彩寧) | God Needle Gate disciple 神針門弟子 |
|
| Chun Wong (秦煌) | Three Tail Priest 三鞭道人 |
|
| Lo Mang Lo Mang Lo Mang is a Hong Kong based veteran martial artist who was born as Lo Hin Lam in Hong Kong on 23 July 1956. Primarily known for starring in Shaw Brothers kung fu movies in the latter part of the 1970s and beginning of the 1980s... |
Tong Po Ngau 唐寶牛 |
|
| Leung Kin Ping (梁健平) | Choi Sui Chak 蔡水澤 |
|
| Samuel Kwok (郭峰) | Yuen Ngan Kwan 完顏袞 |
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