The Master of Tai Chi
| The Master of Tai Chi 太極 |
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The Maste of Tai Chi official poster
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| Genre |
Period drama Martial arts |
| Written by | Au Koon-ying Lee Yee-wah |
| Directed by | Raymond Chai |
| Starring |
Vincent Zhao Raymond Lam Melissa Ng Myolie Wu Kenneth Ma Selena Li Paul Chun David Chiang Derek Kok |
| Opening theme | Tai Chi (太極) |
| Ending theme | Fau Sang Yeuk Sui (浮生若水) by Raymond Lam |
| Composer(s) | Tang Chi-wai Tam Tin-lok |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Tommy Leung Raymond Chai |
| Location(s) | Hong Kong Jianshui County, Yunnan Kunming, Yunnan Shanghai |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes (each) |
| Production company(s) | TVB |
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| Original network | Jade |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 25 February – 28 March 2008 |
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| Production website | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 太極 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 太极 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Tai Chi" | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Tài Jí |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Taai3 Gik6 |
The Master of Tai Chi (Traditional Chinese: ) is a Hong Kong martial arts television drama that aired on Jade and HD Jade from 25 February to 28 March 2008. Produced by Tommy Leung and Raymond Chai, The Master of Tai Chi is a TVB production. The drama was filmed in early 2006, and is the station's first high-definition series that was ever produced.
This is TVB's custom-made series for kung-fu icon Vincent Zhao. At the request of Zhao, the main character's name has been changed from 'Wen Zhiu' to 'Mo Ma'.
Orphaned as a child, Mo Ma (Vincent Zhao) grew up in the country and started learning Tai Chi from his mentor at a very young age. The devastating experience of being abandoned by his mother and eventually his mentor as well has left him twisted and full of hatred. After a series of events that leads to his house being burnt down in the village, his best friend Mai Fung-Nin (Kenneth Ma) and him joins the army. After yet another series of events, they saved Yin Chi-Kwai (Myolie Wu) and Yin Chui-Kiu (Selena Li) and travelled to the capital together. In the capital, another series of events leads Mo Ma to be reunited to his mentor and he starts learning Tai Chi from his mentor seriously.
Throughout the series, Mo Ma and his friends will experience many injustice that is planned by the Mayor's Assistant and the Head Police Officer aided by Lui Yau-Ngo (Derek Kok). The relationships of each character in the series will change and evolve as well especially between Mou Ma and Song Ching (Melissa Ng), Mai Fung-Nin and Yin Chui-Kiu and lastly between Yin Chi-Kwai and Tuen Hiu-Sing (Raymond Lam), Mo Ma's rival.
41st TVB Anniversary Awards (2008)
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