The Old Miao Myth is a 1983 Hong Kong period suspense television series produced by TVB and starring Andy Lau, Ray Lui and Patricia Chong. The series centers around a statue and slowly evolves into a broad story with many bizarre twists and turns, which stirred up a sensation when it was first broadcast.[1]
The Old Miao Myth | |
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老洞 | |
Genre | Period drama Suspense |
Written by | Leung Kin-wah Wai Ka-fai Yau Mui-yuen Choi Kwok-leung Sit Ka-wah Gary Tang Tang wai-ling Lam Ling |
Directed by | Chiu Man-keung Lee Yiu-ming Lee Kwok-lap Siu Kin-hang |
Starring | Andy Lau Ray Lui Patricia Chong Stephen Tung Lau Siu-ming |
Theme music composer | Michael Lai |
Opening theme | Lost (迷路) by Leslie Cheung |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language | Cantonese |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Producer | Chiu Man-keung |
Production location | Hong Kong |
Camera setup | Multi camera |
Production company | TVB |
Original release | |
Network | TVB Jade |
Release | 30 May 24 June 1983 | –
The Old Miao Myth | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 老洞 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 老洞 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | "The Old Cave" | ||||||||||
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Thirty years ago, a man of Miao descent asked Tse Kong (Lau Siu-ming) to keep a statue called the "Old Cave" on his behalf, telling him that the statue can allow him to become wealthy. Tse Kong soon makes a fortune, and became a tycoon in Shanghai, dominating both the police and underworld. However, Tse becomes intoxicated with Gu poison. Tse's friend Hao Cheung-ching (Ho Pik-kin) unscrupulously informs the secret of the "Old Cave" to the Japanese. Tse's second son Seung-wai (Stephen Tung), who is slightly neurotic, falls in love with female spy Yip Ching-wah (Fu Yuk-lan). Although Seung-wai knows that Ching-wah is getting close to him to steal the "Old Cave", he does not debunk her. Tse's third son Seung-cho (Andy Lau) is confidant and stable. Although he is greatly trusted by his father, Seung-wai has no interest in taking over the family business. Seung-cho and Chin Pong (Ray Lui) are close friends, but they both fall in love with Cho's classmate Yan So-sam (Patrica Chong). Difficult to choose between friendship and love, the three of them fall into a tangled love triangle. At this time, Ching-wah mysteriously dies, while Wai disappears with the "Old Cave". The influence of the Tse family have since declined, with strange things occurring and disasters coming one after another. Whether all this is manipulated by a culprit or caused by an unknown divine force, it is all unknown.