The Legendary Prime Minister – Zhuge Liang
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 諸葛亮 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 诸葛亮 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Zhuge Liang | ||||||||||
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| Genre | Historical drama, wuxia | ||||||||||
| Written by | Mak Sau-yee Cheng Gam-fuk Cho Wai-leung Tam Wai-sing Poon Kin-gung Yu Hon-wing | ||||||||||
| Directed by | Lee Lik-chi Tang Chi-kit Leung Heung-lan Leung Chi-kin Keung Ming-hoi Tam Bei-tak | ||||||||||
| Starring | Adam Cheng Michelle Yim | ||||||||||
| Opening theme | Bat Tsan To (八陣圖) performed by Adam Cheng | ||||||||||
| Composers | Tang Siu-lam Ng wai-nin | ||||||||||
| Country of origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Original language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
| No. of episodes | 40 | ||||||||||
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| Producer | Lau Ka-ho | ||||||||||
| Production location | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Chan Gam-chuen Wong Tit Chiu Wing-sing Ko Hei | ||||||||||
| Editor | Yuen Siu-si | ||||||||||
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode | ||||||||||
| Production company | ATV | ||||||||||
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| Network | ATV | ||||||||||
| Release | 9 December 1985 | ||||||||||
The Legendary Prime Minister – Zhuge Liang is a Hong Kong television series based on the life of Zhuge Liang (Cantonese: Chu-kot Leung), a chancellor (or prime minister) of the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period. Starring Adam Cheng as the title character, the series not only incorporates stories about Zhuge Liang from the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but also includes some elements of wuxia and a fictional romance between Zhuge Liang and Xiaoqiao (Cantonese: Siu-kiu). The series was produced by ATV and first started airing in Hong Kong on 9 December 1985.