New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
| New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre | |||||||||||
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| Also known as | The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 倚天屠龍記 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 倚天屠龙记 | ||||||||||
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| Genre | Wuxia | ||||||||||
| Based on | The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber by Louis Cha | ||||||||||
| Screenplay by | Kwan 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 composer | Michael Lai | ||||||||||
| Opening theme | "Accompanied by a Sword, Who's Here" (劍伴誰在) performed by Tony Leung and Anita Mui | ||||||||||
| Country of origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Original language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
| No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) | ||||||||||
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| Producer | Wong Tin-lam | ||||||||||
| Production location | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Editor | Tam Ling | ||||||||||
| Running time | 42 minutes per episode | ||||||||||
| Production company | TVB | ||||||||||
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| Network | TVB Jade | ||||||||||
| Release | 3 November – 30 December 1986 | ||||||||||
| Related | |||||||||||
| The Return of the Condor Heroes (1983–1984) | |||||||||||
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New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (Chinese:倚天屠龍記) is a 1986 Hong Kong martial arts 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. This remake was notable for its attractive and youthful cast, with stars such as Tony Leung, Kitty Lai, and Sheren Tang in lead roles.