| The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back | |
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| Genre | Wuxia Comedy |
| Written by | Wong Yuk-long (original story) Wong Kwok-fai Tong Kin-ping |
| Directed by | Wong Wai-ming Yuen Wai-yee Lee Shu-fun |
| Starring | Eddie Kwan Ada Choi Elvina Kong Johnny Ngan Gordon Liu Yeung Tak-see Jimmy Au |
| Opening theme | Yu Loi San Cheung (如來神掌) performed by Jacky Cheung |
| Ending theme | Lau Chu Chau Sek (留住秋色) performed by Jacky Cheung and Vivian Chow |
| Composer(s) | Joseph Koo Kan Ning |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
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| Original channel | TVB |
| Original run | June 14 – July 9, 1993 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 如來神掌再戰江湖 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 如来神掌再战江湖 | ||||||||||
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The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back is a Hong Kong wuxia comedy television series based on artist Wong Yuk-long's Buddha's Palm manhua series. The series was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in 1993.
The legendary Buddha's Palm is the most powerful skill in the kong-woo (martial artists' community) that any pugilist can learn. A long time ago, Lung Kim-fei defeated Tin Cam-kiuk using the skill and had since retired from the kong-woo. Lung laid down a family rule, forbidding his descendants from learning the skill, and hid the Buddha's Palm manual, in order to prevent them from misusing the skill.
70 years later, a mysterious red-haired pugilist known as "For-wan Tse-san" (literally: Fire Cloud Evil Deity) appears and goes on a rampage to kill several people before challenging the five major sects to a fight. The five sects misbelieve that Lung Kim-sang, a descendant of Lung Kim-fei, is responsible for the killings and attack him. In fact, Lung Kim-sang does not know any martial arts and relies on his wit and intelligence to survive. When For-wan Tse-san learns that Lung Kim-sang is a descendant of Lung Kim-fei, he starts harassing Lung Kim-sang in an attempt to force him to hand over the Buddha's Palm manual.
Lung Kim-sang meets Kung-suen Ling-fung, a maiden from the Omei Sect, and she falls in love with him and follows him on his adventures. At one point, Kung-suen gives up her virginity to save Lung's life after he is poisoned by For-wan Tse-san. Lung loses his memory after regaining consciousness and meets Fung Ching-ching and falls in love with her. However, when he remembers everything, he finds himself in a complicated love triangle.
Throughout his adventures, Lung Kim-sang learns martial arts from extraordinary people, such as Tung-to Cheung-lei. Eventually, he finds the "Buddha's Palm" manual in the old Lung family residence and masters the skill, becoming an invincible pugilist. Lung defeats For-wan Tse-san, putting an end to the latter's evil plans. However, he is unaware that Tin Heung, a descendant of Tin Cam-kiuk, has been secretly plotting to kill him to avenge her ancestor. Lung and Tin have a final showdown and Lung emerges victorious eventually, restoring peace and becoming a respected hero in the kong-woo.
| Before: The Yang's Women Warriors - June 11 |
TVB Jade Second line series 1993 The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back June 14 - July 9 |
Next: To Chord the Victory July 12 - |
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