TVB Drama The Shanghai Bund 上海灘
Set in the 1920s Republican era in China, the story tells how triad members Hui Man-Keung and Ting Lik struggle to survive in Shanghai (then an international settlement), and their rise to prominence in the triad world later. Hui and Ting join Fung King-Yiu's triad and both of them fall in love with Fung's daughter Ching-Ching, who has a crush on Hui. When Hui discovers that Fung King-Yiu is actually collaborating with secret agents from Japan to destroy Ching Mou School, Hui turns against Fung out of righteousness and he kills the Japanese spy Kaoriko Yamaguchi in a gunfight. Fung is furious with Hui's betrayal and he sends Ting to kill Hui, but Ting helps Hui escape on account of their friendship.
Hui settles in Hong Kong, where he marries Ah Tai and starts a new life with her family. Fung King-Yiu is still furious with Hui for betraying him and he sends his men to Hong Kong to kill Hui. The killers murder Ah Tai and her family, while Hui survives because he was not at home. Hui swears vengeance on Fung and he returns to Shanghai to take his revenge. During Hui's absence, Ting Lik began a romantic relationship with Ching-Ching and she promises to marry Ting on one occasion after Ting is seriously injured in a fight.
Hui suffers an emotional breakdown due to the loss of his family, and after seeing that his love interest had agreed to marry his best friend. His depression ignites the anger in him and increases his thirst for revenge. Hui challenges Fung King-Yiu to a Russian roulette game later and he wins after killing Fung. Ching-Ching is unable to forgive Hui for killing her father and she leaves China for France. Although Hui and Ting Lik work together and manage to dominate the triad world of Shanghai later, Hui is eager to find Ching-Ching and patch up with her. Hui is eventually assassinated by the Japanese on the night before he leaves for France.
The Shanghai Bund | ||||
| No. of episodes: 25 Starring:Chow Yun-Fat, Ray Lui, Angie Chiu, Lau Dan, Kent Tong, King Doi-Yum, Lam Kin-Ming | The Bund, 上海灘,Shanghai Bund is a Hong Kong period drama series first broadcast in Hong Kong on TVB in 1980. The series spawned several sequels, remakes and film adaptations. The theme song of the series, performed by Frances Yip, also became a memorable Cantopop hit. A classic series of the 1980s, starring a young Chow Yun-Fat, regarded by many as one of the best TVB series! | |||
