The Legend of Crazy Monk (Chinese: 活佛济公) is a Chinese television series about the life of Ji Gong. The series was directed by Lin Tianyi and based on Guo Xiaoting's classical novel Biography of Ji Gong.[1] It was a hot TV series recently in Guangdong Television, Jiangsu Television and Shenzhen Television. It is shown on Mediacorp Channel 8 at 7pm.
| The Legend of Crazy Monk | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 活佛濟公 |
| Simplified Chinese | 活佛济公 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huófó Jì Gōng |
| Genre | Ancient costume comedy |
| Based on | Guo Xiaoting's Biography of Ji Gong |
| Written by | Lin Tianyi |
| Directed by | Lin Tianyi |
| Starring | Benny Chan Chen Zihan Yan Kuan Lam Chi-chung Zhang Liang Xinzi |
| Opening theme | Song of Joy （快乐颂） |
| Ending theme | Forgot It (忘了算了) |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 274 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Wang Shiwei |
| Production locations | Lingyin Temple, Hangzhou, Zhejiang |
| Production companies | Shanghai Chongyuan Cultural Company Hangzhou Baicheng Media Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | Guangdong Television/ Jiangsu Television |
| Release | December 27, 2010 – January 25, 2011 |
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Cast edit
- Benny Chan as Ji Gong
- Lam Chi-chung as Guang Liang
- Chen Zihan as Yan Zhi
- Lin Jiangguo as Zhao Bin
- Xinzi as Bai Xue
- Yang Xue as Bai Ling
- Lou Yajiang as Hei Feng
- Zhang Liang as Chen Liang
- Ye Zuxin as Bi Qing
- Zhang Maojiong as monk Yuan Kong
Others edit
Season I edit
Story 1 edit
- Candy Tu as Hong Xiuying
- Wang Kuirong as Qin Xiang
Story 2 edit
- Dong Xuan as Ming Zhu
- Yan Kuan as Sheng De
- Lou Yujian as Zhang Tianyuan
Story 3 edit
- Zheng Yitong as Hua Niang
- Chi Shuai as Cui Junsheng
- Zhang Meng as Xin Lan
- Zhang Lan as Mother Cui
Story 4 edit
- Lin Linlin as Mother Ghost
Story 5 edit
- Li Li as Zhou Wencong
- Ya Qi as Ru Ping
- Wang Gang as Businessman Zhou
Story 6 edit
- Li Jialin as Xu Yulian
- Gao Ziqi as Dong Zhongqing
- Wu Jing as Mother Dong
- Li Zhinan as Xu Yulong
Story 7 edit
- He Minghan as Xu Zijing
- Zhang Gong as Garuda
Season II edit
Story 1 edit
- Timmy Hung as Xiao Yao
- Mu Tingting as Bing Lengxin
- Deng Tianqing as Leng Huazhi
Story 2 edit
- Tao Huimin as Shao Fang
- Yue Yueli as Liang Hua/ Liang Bao
- Shi An as Lu Bang
Story 3 edit
- Du Xiaoting as Jiang Yuefeng
- Cui Lin as Lu Tianyu
- Yao Yichen as Yu Wulang
Story 4 edit
- Xu Xiyan as Li Menglan
- Chen Yizhen as Wawa
Story 5 edit
- Shirley Dai as Li Chunhe
- Deng Ziyi as Shang Yun
- Du Junze as Wen Zheng
- Suen Yiu Wai as Hong Chengzong
Story 6 edit
- Chunyu Shanshan as Liu Haotian
- Wang Xuanyu as Yelin
- Chen Jiajia as Zhu'er
Story 7 edit
- Wang Jiayin as Zhao Yuzhen
- Huang Mingsheng as Zhu Minghan
- Li Chenxi as Shi Xiuyun
Story 8 edit
- Yvonne Yung as Yu Linglong
- Victor Chen Sze Hon as Gao Feng
Story 9 edit
- Kong Lin as Tong Yu Xia
- Jian Yuanxin as Xia Ziyuan
Season 3 edit
Story 1 edit
- Fann Wong as Xue Rou
- Han Xiao as Xue Yan
- Zhou Zhong as Prince of the Devils
Story 2 edit
- Liu Yajin as Bi Pan'an
- He Jiayi as Zhuang Hongxing
- Timmy Hung as Ao Zilong
- Zhou Zhixi as Qiu Tian'e
- Zhou Yunshen as Bi Panjin
- Dai Zixiang as Ye Qing
- Ye Ke'er as Yin Huan
- Wang Chunmei as Mother Zhuang
- Xue Shujie as Mother Bi
- Zheng Yanqi as Fang Hong
- Liu Xingling as Xiao Hongxing
- Wang Jiahui as Xiao Tian'e
Story 3 edit
- Bi Chang as Lin Honghua
- Jian Yuanxin as The Emperor of Song Dynasty
- Zhang Yongqi as Lin Xiuyun
- Zhang Mingming as Wu Tianliang
- Li Dongheng as Du Xian
- Li Qingning as Du Ying
- Fang Zhoubo as Wu Hou
- Hu Zhonghu as Wu Jin
- Xu Bao as Fang Bicheng
- Jin Youming as Father Lin
- Shi Xiaoju as Mother Lin
Story 4 edit
- Yang Xue as Bai Ling
- Zhang Liang as Qian Kun Dong Zhu
Story 5 edit
- Wang Xiaoli as Ou Qingshan
- Li Jinrong as Kong Yulin
- Zheng Pengfei as Xie Jie
- Xiao Guangxu as Zuo Shan
- Liu Yuting as Luo Qiujuan
- Qi Qinglin as Kong Duan
- Yuan Min as Businessman Qian
Story 6 edit
- Candy Tu as Song Wanyi
- Gao Ren as A Lang
- Bao Wenjing as Xiaocui
- An Limin as Song Ke
- Xu Ming as Laoge
Story 7 edit
- Yao Yichen as Luo Mi'ou
- Qiao Qiao as Zhu Liyue
- Tang Yuan as Tang Yuan
- Zhu Weiying as Mother Luo
- Chen Liangping as Father Zhu
- Li Yiru as Qingqing
- Yan Hongding as Tudou
Story 8 edit
- Zhai Xingyue as Li Xingyue
- Shawn Wei as Li Menglong
- Mao Jianping as Mother Li
- Zhang Zhixi as Chou Tianhe
Critical reception edit
See also edit
- Ji Gong, the main character in the series.
- Other media about Ji Gong:
- Ji Gong (TV series), a 1985 Chinese television series starring You Benchang and Lü Liang
- The Mad Monk, a 1993 Hong Kong film starring Stephen Chow
- The Legends of Jigong, a 1997 Singaporean television series starring Xie Shaoguang
References edit
- ^ Xiaoting, Guo (2014). Adventures of the Mad Monk Ji Gong: The Drunken Wisdom of China's Most Famous Chan Buddhist Monk. Tuttle Publishing. p. 544. ISBN 9780804843225.
- ^ 《济公活佛》造型雷人 林江国版哪吒笑翻观众 [Living Buddha Ji Gong— Lin Jiangguo as Zhao Bin] (in Chinese). Sina. Mar 8, 2011.
- ^ "zh: 江苏卫视《活佛济公》再掀三版济公大PK" [Jiangsu Satellite TV— Living Buddha Ji Gong— Big three seasons] (in Chinese). Sina. Sep 2, 2010.
- ^ 《活佛济公》收视爆红 郑亦桐冷艳出镜颠覆本色 [Living Buddha Ji Gong— Ratings explosion with Zheng Yitong as the subversive Hua Niang] (in Chinese). Sina. Sep 12, 2010.
External links edit
- "The Legend of Crazy Monk 1". Sina.