Swordsman

My TV kakis (buddies) scram whenever they see a non-English show that has no English subtitles. 

So when I flipped the StarHub Demand TV control to Swordsman, poof!  everyone left and right of me vanished.

I'm glad I sat through all 42 episodes albeit with fast forwarding mode on most times.

It's a drama series with a mix cast from Taiwan and China, that for some reason, comes with no English subtitles.  To those not versed in this language, the Mandarin can be quite cheem ("not easy to comprehend") in some parts. Luckily, despite my rusty Mandarin, I manage to catch the ball and the plot in this drama, so at least I haven't totally return the Mandarin teachings back to my school teachers.

Back to the drama.


Howie Huang

 Film location: Xiandu

Good chemistry between Joe Chen and Wallace Huo.
Ex-girlfriend/boyfriend in real life.

Joe Chen & Wallace Huo

No chemistry at all with Yuan Shan Shan.  Ouch!

Yuan Shan Shan & Wallace Huo

In life, sometimes there are tragic circumstances..
..compelling a girl to take on a male role..

 

 ..when she is actually feminine.

 Chen Xiao looks cool in both male and transgender roles..

Another Louis Cha's novel with enduring themes of love and self-discovery.

Brigitte Lin acted in the earlier film adaptation with Jet Li. 
All feminine, she excels in both male and female roles.