The Romance of Book and Sword

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The story is based on the popular novel developed from folk legend. It goes that the Manchurian emperor Qianlong of China (circa 18th Century) was actually the son of a Han Chinese, the subject ethnicity. His brother of blood, Chen Jialuo just happened to be the chief of the Red Flower Society, an anti-Manchu secret society. Chen, a learned scholar, thought he could get his brother turn his back on the Manchu and restore the Han Chinese reign. But the story was ended by brutal clearence of the society members. It reflects one of the dark pages in Chinese culture, that ethics and humanity always become impotent when countered with power.

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Cast

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Da Shichang actor

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Zhang Duofu actor Liu Jia actor

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Sun Chenxi actor

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Guo Bichuan actor

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Ding Chui-Wa actor

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Wu Chun-Sheng actor

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Yu Da-Lu actor

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Naichang Ren actor

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Lu Yong-Quan actor

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Deng Jie actor

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Wang Hongtao actor

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Ge Lili actor

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Zhu Yi actor

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Cheung Hok-Ho actor

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Wong Ging-Chau actor

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Hou Changrong actor

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Wong Bing-Gong actor

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Chen You-Wang actor