Swordsman (TV series)

*Swordsman*
Swordsman
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Chinese	笑傲江湖
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiào Ào Jiāng Hú
Genre	Wuxia
Based on	The Smiling, Proud Wanderer; by Louis Cha
Screenplay by	Yu Zheng
Directed by	Hu Yijuan; Huang Junwen
Creative director	Li Xianchang
Presented by	Pu Shulin; Ren Quan; Yu Zheng; Wan Ke; Zheng Gang
Starring	Wallace Huo; Joe Chen; Yuan Shanshan; Chen Xiao; Yang Rong
Theme music composer	Tan Xuan; Dong Zhen
Opening theme	Freedom by Wallace Huo
Ending theme	Love Me by Pu Ti and Yuan Shanshan
Composer	Liu Sha
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	42 (Uncut)
Production
Executive producers	Lin Guohua; Kong Lingquan; Yang Yuming; Ren Xiaoli; Yu Wanqin; Guo Yan; Shen Wei; Yang Le
Producer	Yu Zheng
Production location	China
Cinematography	Li Hongzhou; Ye Yunyuan; Chen Guowen; Dong Yong; Ma Lianyin
Editor	Zheng Weiming
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production companies	Cathay Media; Ren Quan Workshop; Perfect World (Beijing) Pictures; Hunan Satellite TV; Yu Zheng Workshop; Dongyang Xingrui Yingshi Culture Media;
Original release
Network	Hunan Satellite TV
Release	6 February –; 4 March 2013
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Swordsman is a 2013 Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. The series is written and produced by Yu Zheng, and stars Wallace Huo, Joe Chen, Yuan Shanshan, Chen Xiao and Yang Rong. Shooting started on 24 March 2012 in Xiandu, Jinyun County, Lishui, Zhejiang.^[1] It was first aired in China on Hunan Television from 6 February to 4 March 2013. The plot deviates significantly from the novel, with Dongfang Bubai depicted as a woman (instead of a castrated man) and having a romantic affair with Linghu Chong.