Is Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre sad?

Yes. More sad than 79% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Does Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre leave you hopeful?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre

Name: Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
Genre: Drama
Released: 2003
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Alyssa Chia Ching-Wen, Gao Yuanyuan, Chen Zihan, Florence Tan, Zhang Tielin

On CTS, Tianjin Television

20031 season40 episodes7.8 / 10

A sweeping wuxia epic tracing one man's rise through martial trials, love, and sectarian conflict against a backdrop of dynastic upheaval and legendary weapons.

Based on the popular novel by Jin Yong Kam Yung. He also wrote Legend of the Condor Heroes and Return of the Condor Heroes. The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre takes place during 14th Century China during the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, roughly 100 years after the events of Return of the Condor Heroes. After decades of struggles, famine, and bitterness which the Chinese citizens blamed on the Yuan Dynasty's misgovernment, the Martial Arts sects have begun to rebel. Prince Ruyong asks Cheng Kun, a Shaolin monk with an ulterior motive, for a plan on how to deal with the rebels. "The wielder of Heavenly Sword and/or Dragon Sabre rules the world." This well known legend in the Martial Arts community is the impetus for the tale of Zhang Wuji. The story begins with how his parents met (episodes 1-3), then tells his trials as an adolescent (episodes 4-8), proceeds to relate his rise to prominence (episodes 9-23) and reveals the secret behind Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (episode 23), and ends with the confluence of Wuji's love life, the Martial Arts sects' long standing grudges, and cruel fate.

Clusters

Bonds Forged Under Historical Fire Secrets, Scandal, and Forbidden Desire Forbidden Love, Fated Ruin Melodrama Built on Forbidden Longing

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Martial Arts Wuxia 14th Century Wushu

Questions people ask

Is Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre violent? Yes, very. More violent than 92% of series.
Is Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre sad? Yes. More sad than 79% of series.
Is Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of series.
Does Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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