The Rebirth of a King, also known as Yue Wang Gou Jian, is a Chinese television series based on the life of King Goujian in the state of Yue in the Spring and Autumn period. Directed by Huang Jianzhong, Yuen Bun and Yanyi, the series starred Chen Baoguo, Bao Guo'an, You Yong, Li Guangjie and Zhou Yang. The series was first aired on TVB in November 2006 in Hong Kong and a year later on CCTV in mainland China.
| The Rebirth of a King | |
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 DVD cover art | |
| Also known as | Yue Wang Gou Jian |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Zhang Jing |
| Directed by | Huang Jianzhong Yuen Bun Yanyi |
| Presented by | Li Peisen |
| Starring | Chen Baoguo Bao Guo'an You Yong Li Guangjie Zhou Yang |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 41 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Li Gongda Li Zhi'an Xu Hui Zhu Aiwu |
| Producers | Li Ting Gou Peng Huang Songbao Wang Yuming Li Xiaohua Yu Min |
| Production location | China |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company | CCTV |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB CCTV-11 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 越王勾踐 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 越王勾践 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Goujian, King of Yue | ||||||
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Cast
edit- Chen Baoguo as King Goujian of Yue
- Bao Guo'an as Wu Zixu
- You Yong as King Fuchai of Wu
- Li Guangjie as Fan Li
- Zhou Yang as Xishi
- Yao Anlian as Bo Pi
- Zhang Tong as Wen Zhong
- Tan Xiaoyan as Goujian's wife
- Yu Jiaruo as Zheng Dan
- Wan Yaoyao as Consort Wei
- Liu Xiyuan as Lingyu
- Liu Jingjing as Yuexiu
- Geng Xiaolin as Lu Jia
- Bi Haifeng as Duan Ke
- Hu Kaizhi as younger Qiying
- Liu Xiaohai as older Qiying
- Liu Yanbin as Gongsun Ju
- Zhang Di as Ju Zhu
- Li Xianqi as Ji Ni
- Liu Lian as Ye Yong
- Guo Chao as Du Yuan, Du Ye
- Wang Xiao as Zhao Yang
- Yu Zikuan as Ou Yezi
- Liu Jun as Gan Jiang
- Yang Xiaoyang as Mo Ye
- Ren Wu as Zhongli Jian
- Zhong Lin as Master Ma
- Hou Yu as Zhong Ji
- Hu Zhiyong as General Yu
- Sun Baohai as General Gu
See also
editExternal links
edit- (in Chinese) The Rebirth of a King on Sina.com