The Bund (Chinese: 上海灘; pinyin: Shàng Hǎi Tān; literally "Shanghai Bund") is a Hong Kong period drama television series first broadcast 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.
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Cultural reference
4 Theme song
5 Sequels, remakes and adaptations
6 DVD release
7 References
8 Notes
9 External links
10 See also
[edit] Plot
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 the patriotic Ching-mou School, Hui turns against Fung 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 secretly 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 starts 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 has 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 kills Fung. Ching-ching is unable to forgive Hui for killing her father and she leaves China for France. Although Hui and Ting Lik co-operate and manage to dominate the triad world of Shanghai later, Hui is uninterested in triad affairs as he is eager to find Ching-ching and patch up with her. In the last episode, Hui is shot to death outside a restaurant on the night before he leaves for France.
[edit] Cast
Cast Role
Chow Yun-fat Hui Man-keung (許文強)
Ray Lui Ting Lik (丁力)
Angie Chiu Fung Ching-ching (馮程程)
Lau Dan Fung King-yiu (馮敬堯)
Kent Tong Chan Hon-lam (陳翰林)
King Doi-yum Ah-tai (阿娣)
Lam Kin-ming Fong Yim-wun (方艷芸)
Wong Sun Nip Yan-wong (聶人王)
Chong Man-ching Wong Yuet-kei (汪月琪)
Susanna Au-yeung Yamaguchi Kaoriko (山口香子)
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