Mazu (Chinese: 妈祖) is a 2012 mythology fantasy television series directed by Lu Qi and starring Liu Tao, Stephen Wong Ka-lok, and Yan Kuan.[2][3] The television series also stars Roy Liu, Wei Zongwan, Zhao Hongfei, Coffee Lü, and Ruby Lin. It is based on the Chinese myths of Mazu.
| Mazu | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 媽祖 |
| Simplified Chinese | 妈祖 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Māzǔ |
| Genre | Chinese mythology, fantasy, historical |
| Based on | Mazu |
| Written by | Zeng Youqing |
| Directed by | Lu Qi |
| Starring | Liu Tao Stephen Wong Ka-lok Yan Kuan |
| Opening theme | Tan Jing Mazu |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 38 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Meng Fanyao, Yang Ping |
| Production companies | People's Government of Putian Binhai District Bureau of Culture Beijing Wanglian Bafang Culture Media Co., LTD |
| Original release | |
| Network | CCTV-8[1] |
| Release | December 31, 2012 – January 8, 2013 |
Cast edit
- Liu Tao as Mazu
- Guan Xiaotong as young Mazu (Lin Moniang)
- Stephen Wong Ka-lok as Yang Shengquan
- Wan Changhao as Yang Shengquan
- Yan Kuan as Wu Zonglun
- Wei Zongwan as Dragon King
- Liu Jia as Mother Wang, Mazu's mother.
- Roy Liu as Lin Yuan, Mazu's father.
- Zhao Hongfei as Ya Zi, Dragon King's son.
- Coffee Lü as Guihua, Lin Yuan's adopted daughter.
- Ruby Lin as Guanyin.
- Hu Biao as Lin Hongyi, Mazu's elder brother.
- Wang Yamei as Li Haiyan, Lin Hongyi's wife.
- Zhuang Qingning as Lin Miaozhu, Mazu's elder sister.
Critical reception edit
The television series received positive reviews.[4][5]
The television series earned the Full-length Television Series Second Prize at the 29th Flying Apsaras Awards.[6]
References edit
- ^ 电视剧《妈祖》31日开播. Chinadaily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ^ "Mythology TV series "Mazu" a hit". Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ^ "Mythology TV series "Mazu" a hit". People. 2013-01-07.
- ^ 《妈祖》完美落幕 创造了神话剧的收视神话. 163.com (in Chinese). 2013-01-10. Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
- ^ "Mythology TV series "Mazu" enjoys popularity". Sina. 2013.
- ^ 5部上海产电视剧荣膺第29届中国电视剧飞天奖. eastday.com (in Chinese). 2013-08-21.
External links edit
- (in Chinese) Mazu Sina