Sleek Rat, the Challenger is a 2013 Chinese wuxia-mystery television drama series based on Tan Ge's (谈歌) 2006 novel The New Legend of Bai Yutang (新白玉堂傳奇). The show stars Xu Honghao as the "Sleek Rat" Bai Yutang, a superb knight-errant during the 11th-century Song dynasty.[1] Many characters come from either the 19th-century novel The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants or the Generals of the Yang Family legends, but the story is completely new.
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| Also known as | Bai Yutang |
| Simplified Chinese | 白玉堂之局外局 |
| Literal meaning | Bai Yutang: The Trap Outside of Traps |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Bái Yùtáng zhī Jú Wài Jú |
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| Based on | The New Legend of Bai Yutang by Tan Ge |
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| Directed by | Niu Niu |
| Starring | Xu Honghao |
| Ending theme | "Xiake Yin" (俠客吟) performed by Huang Qiwen |
| Composer | Yang He |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Producer | Ji Daoqing |
| Cinematography | Sun Junchao |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
The series was first broadcast in Malaysia on TVBS-Asia on January 30, 2013, and in Taiwan on March 3, 2013.[2]
Cast and characters
edit- Xu Honghao as Bai Yutang
- Zhang Xuan as He Ting
- Zhang Pengpeng as Cao Sunü
- Liu Xiaojie as Xiaohong
- Jordan Chan as Wei Shuaixian
- Siqin Gaowa as Mu Guiying
- Bao Guo'an as Bao Zheng
- Ni Dahong as Chen Zhen
- Hou Yong as Song Quan
- Yuan Yuan as Sima Ying
- Wang Jingsong as Gongsun Ce
- Fu Chengpeng as Zhan Zhao
- Shang Daqing as Lu Fang
- Zhang Shuping as Han Zhang
- Yang Dapeng as Xu Qing
- Jin Yang as Jiang Ping
- He Qiang as Yang Zongbao
- Luo Guangxing as Meng Liang
- Xiao Guoguang as Jiao Zan
References
edit- ^ "Sleek Rat, the Challenger". China Radio, Film and Television Program Translation and International Distribution Platform.
- ^ (in Chinese) Official site on TVBS-Asia