The Legends of Jigong
| The Legends of Jigong | |
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 Poster | |
| Genre | Chinese mythology fiction |
| Written by |
Wang Qiji Yue Tian |
| Directed by |
Lu Cijin Lin Lihong |
| Starring | Xie Shaoguang |
| Theme music composer | Chen Jiaming |
| Opening theme | Wo Shi Shei (我是谁) performed by Xie Shaoguang |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Li Ningqiang |
| Editor(s) | Li Junmei |
| Location(s) | Singapore |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | TCS |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TCS Eighth Frequency |
| First shown in | 1997 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| The Legends of Jigong | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 活佛濟公 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 活佛济公 | ||||||
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The Legends of Jigong is a Singaporean television series based on legends about Ji Gong (1130–1207), a Chinese Buddhist monk who is revered as a deity in Chinese folk religion and folk hero in Chinese culture. It was produced by the Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) and starred Xie Shaoguang as Ji Gong. The series was first aired in Singapore on TCS Eighth Frequency (now MediaCorp Channel 8) in 1997.
Cast
- Xie Shaoguang as Ji Gong
- Yao Wenlong as Golden Boy
- Ann Kok as Yue Yinping
- Ryan Choo as Yue Lei
- Deng Shufang as Ziyi
- Huang Shinan as Yue Fei
- Li Xuehuan as Mrs Yue
- Wu Ge as Qin Hui
- Zhu Xiufeng as Madam Wang
- Zhong Shurong as Fan Zengxi
- Guan Xuemei as Mrs Fan
- Zhang Jinhua as Queen Mother of Heaven
- Liang Tian as Taishang Laojun
- Bai Yan as Tu Di Gong
- Lin Yongkun as Hu Ban Xian
- Lan Zhenyi as Xiaocui
- Huang Guoxiong as Yue Yun
- Hua Shibin as Zhang Bao
- Lin Xinghong as Zhang Xian
- Zheng Geping
See also
- Ji Gong, the main character in the series.
- Other media about Ji Gong:
- Ji Gong (TV series), a 1985 Chinese television series starring You Benchang and Lü Liang
- The Mad Monk, a 1993 Hong Kong film starring Stephen Chow
- The Legend of Crazy Monk, a 2009–2011 three-season Chinese television series starring Benny Chan
External links
- The Legends of Jigong on MediaCorp's website