Chor Lau-heung (楚留香) is a Hong Kong wuxia television series adapted from the first three novels in the Chu Liuxiang Series by Taiwanese writer Gu Long. Adam Cheng starred as the eponymous character, Chu Liuxiang (Chor Lau-heung). The series was first broadcast on TVB on 3 September 1979. The 65 episodes long series was divided into four parts: The Legend of Wuhua (無花傳奇), The Great Desert (大沙漠), Legend of the Divine Palace (神宮傳奇), and The Final Battle (最後一戰).
Contents
Cast
Adam Cheng as Chu Liuxiang
Angie Chiu as Su Rongrong
Liza Wang as Shen Huishan
Mary Hon as Shen Huilin
Ng Man-tat as Hu Tiehua
Ching Hor-wai as Gao Ya'nan
Ha Yu as Ji Bingyan
Kwan Chung as Wuhua
Wong Wan-choi as Nangong Ling
Wong Shee-tong as Zhongyuan Yidianhong
Liu On-lai as Song Tian'er
Ko Miu-see as Li Hongxiu
Susanna Au-yeung as Heizhenzhu
Lui Yau-wai as Shuimu Yinji
Idy Chan as Yan Yan
Wong Hang-sau as Nangong Yan
Cheng Lai-fong as Yinqian
Law Lan as Su Rongrong's mother
Leung San as Shiguanyin
Louise Lee as Liu Wumei
So Hang-syun as Qu Wurong
Sharon Yeung as Feng Feiyan
Chan Man-yi as Zhangsun Hong
Sheung-koon Yuk as Gao Taijun
Kwan Hoi-san as Gao Guanying
Bak Man-biu as Gao Guanzhong
Ho Pik-kin as Gao Guanyong
Cheung Ying-choi as King of Loulan
Amy Wu as Queen of Loulan
Sam-sam as Princess Pipa
Chan Hung-lit as Ding Tiegan
Kam Hing-yin as Leng Qiuhun
Chong Man-ching as Xiaoqing
Shih Kien as Li Guanyu
Cheung Chung as Li Yuhan
Kwok Fung as Shi Tuo
Kam Kwok-wai as Xiaopan
Cheung Sang as Renci
Law Kwok-wai as Hu Anping
Kwan Kin as Dai Duxing
Lok Kung as Tianfeng
Chan Yau-hau as General Min
Tsui Kwong-lam as Qinghuzi
Kong Ngai as Bai Yumo
Lee Kwok-lun as Zhang Baiming
Tam Chuen-hing as Tianfeng Shisilang
Ho Kwai-lam as Yu Huhua
Chu Kong as Sung Kong
Natalis Chan as Feiying
Cho Jai as Left Guardian
Chung Chi-keung as Right Guardian
Chow Kat as Shi Qilang
Leung Hung-wah as Sun Xuepu
King Doi-yum as Yingying
Lawsuit with RTV
When TVB released Chor Lau-heung in 1979, RTV also produced a similar television series, It Takes a Thief. TVB and RTV became involved in copyright lawsuits against each other because of similarities between Chor Lau-heung and It Takes a Thief. TVB won the lawsuits and eventually RTV had to change the Chinese title of It Takes a Thief from 盜帥留香 to 俠盜風流, and the characters' names. It Takes a Thief started airing on 1 September 1979, two days earlier than TVB's Chor Lau-heung.
Reception
The series received positive reviews from viewers in Taiwan after the first two episodes were first aired on CTV as part of the Golden Bell Awards screenings. Following that, CTV acquired rights from Hong Kong's TVB to broadcast the entire series in Taiwan, starting on 18 April 1982, under a Mandarin voice dub.
Music album
Chor Lau-heung (楚留香) is an album by Hong Kong actor and singer Adam Cheng, released by Crown Records in 1979. It contains the main theme song "Chor Lau-heung" and the insert song "Lau-heung's regret" (留香恨) from the television series. RTHK selected the main theme song as one of the Top Ten Gold Songs of 1979. In this album, lyricist Cheng Kwok-kong (鄭國江) is credited as Kong Yu (江羽).