A Fist Within Four Walls

A Fist Within Four Walls
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Chinese城寨英雄
Literal meaningHeroes of the Walled City
Hanyu Pinyinchéng zhài yīng xióng
Jyutpingsing4 zaai6 jing1 hung4
GenrePeriod drama
Martial arts
Action
Created byJazz Boon
Written by
Directed by
  • Chong Kwok-keung
  • Hui Shui-ping
  • Lam Chi-lung
Starring
Theme music composerAlan Cheung
Opening theme"Siege" (圍城)
by Ruco Chan
Ending theme"Never Know You Are the Best" (從未知道你最好)
by Ruco Chan and Nancy Wu
ComposerAlan Cheung
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes28
Production
Executive producerJazz Boon
ProducerJazz Boon
EditorsYip Tin-shing
Steffie Lai
Running time45 minutes
Production companyTVB
Original release
NetworkTVB Jade
Release1 August (2016-08-01) –
28 August 2016 (2016-08-28)
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)
A Fist Within Four Walls
Chinese城寨英雄
Cantonese YaleSìngjaaih Yīnghùng
Literal meaning"walled city heroes"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChéngzhài Yīngxióng
Bopomofoㄔㄥˊㄓㄞˋ ㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄥˊ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSìngjaaih Yīnghùng
JyutpingSing4zaai6 Jing1hung4
IPA[sḙːŋ.tsàːi jéːŋ.ho̭ŋ]

A Fist Within Four Walls (Chinese: 城寨英雄; Cantonese Yale: Sìngjaaih Yīnghùng) is a 2016 Hong Kong martial arts action television drama produced by Jazz Boon and TVB. It premiered on TVB Jade in Hong Kong, Astro On Demand in Malaysia and TVB First in Singapore on 1 August 2016. The final episode aired on 28 August 2016, totalling 28 episodes.

A Fist Within Four Walls takes place in the triad-ridden Kowloon Walled City in the early 1960s.[1] The plot revolves around Chor Au-kuen, a gifted martial arts novice who takes on the duty of protecting the walled city against evildoers. A Fist Within Four Walls is the highest-rated drama of 2016, and its final episode was the second most-watched series finale of the year in Hong Kong. It received generally positive reviews during its broadcast.

The drama received multiple awards and nominations at the StarHub TVB Awards and the TVB Star Awards in Malaysia, winning Favourite Drama, Favourite Actor (Ruco Chan), and Favourite Actress (Nancy Wu) at both ceremonies. It won six awards at the TVB Anniversary Awards, including Best Drama, Best Actor (Ruco Chan), Best Actress (Nancy Wu), Most Popular Male Character (Benjamin Yuen), Most Popular Female Character (Grace Wong), and Most Popular Drama Theme Song ("Never Know You Are the Best").

  1. ^ "TVB 周刊 #950 新劇解構" [TVB Weekly, #950; New drama explained]. TVB Weekly (in Chinese). TVB. 7 September 2015.