The Wild Bunch (TV series)

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The Wild Bunch is a 1982 Hong Kong TVB costume drama. The drama is set at the end of the Tang Dynasty, when military governors Li Keyong (Lei Hak-yung) and Zhu Wen (Jyu Wan) fought for territories and power, although the story hardly resembles historical events.

Cast

Note: The characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.

  • Felix Wong as On Ging-si, a fisherman
  • Kent Tong as Hong Gwan-lei, nicknamed "Blue Dragon" (Ching-lung)
  • Tung Wai as "Cricket" (Sik-seut), On Ging-si's friend
  • Bak Man-biu as On Gaai-fu, On Ging-si's adoptive father
  • Chow Sau-lan as Ling-lung, a girl living in On Gaai-fu's household
Lei Hak-yung & his subordinates
  • Paul Chun as Lei Hak-yung, Prince of Jeun
  • Idy Chan as Wan-lo, Lei Hak-yung's daughter
  • Lau Mei-man as Ah-taan, Princess Wan-lo's maid
  • Leung Hung-wah as Lei Ji-yun, Lei Hak-yung's 1st general
  • Ho Kwong-lun as Lei Ji-chiu, Lei Hak-yung's 2nd general
  • Lau Kwok-Shing as Lei Chyun-gong, Lei Hak-yung's 3rd general
  • Cheng Fan-sang as Lei Chyun-lung, Lei Hak-yung's 4th general
  • Lo Kwok-wai as Lei Chyun-fu, Lei Hak-yung's 5th general
  • Mak Chi-wan as Lei Chyun-paau, Lei Hak-yung's 6th general
  • Ho Lai-lam as Lei Chyun-jung, Lei Hak-yung's 7th general
  • Chan Kwok-kuen as Lei Chyun-seun, Lei Hak-yung's 8th general
  • Tsang Wai-ming as Lei Chyun-sau, Lei Hak-yung's 9th general
  • Wai Tin-chi as Si Ging-si, Lei Hak-yung's 10th general
  • Kam Kwok-wai as Jyu Che-jan (actually Jyu-che Jan, Lei Hak-yung's son)
  • Tse Ming-chong as On Yau-yau, a servant
  • Kwan Chung as "Young Master Devil" (Gwai-gung-ji), an assassin
Jyu Wan & his subordinates
  • Lau Siu-ming as Jyu Wan, the Syun-mou governor
  • Lee Lam-lam as Sam Mung-sin, Jyu Wan's wife
  • Wong Man-ying as Siu-fung, Madame Sam's maid
  • Chan Dik-hak as Jyu Yi, Jyu Wan's brother
  • Ma Chung-tak as Got Chung-jau, Jyu Wan's general
  • Yip Tin-hang as Mou Yin-hung, Jyu Wan's general
  • Chu Gong as Maang Jyut-hoi, Jyu Wan's warrior

Theme song

  • "Sap-saam Taai-bou" (十三太保; "Thirteen Grand Guardians")
    • Music: Joseph Koo
    • Lyrics: Tang Wai-hung
    • Singer: Roman Tam

It was included in Roman Tam's 1982 compilation album My Selections (我的挑選) released by EMI. The album was later remastered at Abbey Road Studios and re-released in 2014, after his death.

See also

  • The Heroic Ones