三国演义 (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) / 84-Episode Collector's Edition / DVD Video

UPC 9787799819891 

Made in China

Product Features

• Edition: Collector's Edition
• Original Novel by: 罗贯中 (Luo Guanzhong)
• Languages Available: 粵語繁體, 中文繁體, 中文简体, English, 日本語
• Number of Episodes: 84
• Video Format: NTSC, D9
• Publisher and Distributor: 中国国际电视总公司 (China International TV Corporation)
• ISRC Code: CN-A03-07-402-00/V.J9
• ISBN: 978-7-7998-1989-1
• Production Year: 2007

Overview

This collector's edition of the 84-episode television series "三国演义 (Romance of the Three Kingdoms)" brings to life one of the most influential works in Chinese literature, written by 罗贯中 (Luo Guanzhong). With its epic storytelling, this adaptation chronicles the political intrigue, battles, and heroism during the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD). The series highlights timeless themes of loyalty, strategy, and power, resonating across centuries.

Presented in five languages (粵語繁體, 中文繁體, 中文简体, English, 日本語), this series invites viewers worldwide to delve into China's rich historical and literary tradition. Crafted with stunning visuals, a talented cast, and authentic period costumes, this edition ensures a premium viewing experience.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a Chinese television series adapted from the classical 14th century novel of the same title by Luo Guanzhong. The series was produced by China Central Television (CCTV) and was first aired on the network in 1994. It spanned a total of 84 episodes, each approximately 45 minutes long. One of the most expensive television series produced at the time, the project cost 170 million yuan. It was completed over four years and involved over 400,000 cast and crew members, including divisions of the People's Liberation Army from the Beijing, Nanjing and Chengdu military regions. Some of the dialogue spoken by characters was adapted directly from the novel. Extensive battle scenes, such as the battles of Guandu, Red Cliffs and Xiaoting, were also live-acted.

The series is widely seen as among the best period dramas in China and appraised for capturing the grand scale of the novel's story, themes and characters while maintaining its artistic and historical value.  The show has a 9.5 rating on Douban from over 89,030 reviews.

Key Credits

• Chief Supervisor: 马润生
• Marketing Director: 程春丽
• Planning: 谢鹏飞
• Coordination: 任海平
• Editorial Team: 华普雷, 祁刚, 卫建中
• Cover Design: 陈小梅, 林市版
• Proofreading: 祁刚

The series is divided into five parts and each part has a different executive producer and director(s).

• Title: 第一部：群雄逐鹿 (Part One: Heroes compete for power)
• Executive producer: You Shijun
• Director(s): Shen Haofang, Cai Xiaoqing

• Title: 第二部：赤壁鏖战 (Part Two: The Battle of Red Cliffs)
• Executive producer: Zhang Guangqian
• Director: Cai Xiaoqing, Zhang Zhongyi

• Title: 第三部：三国鼎立 (Part Three: Emergence of the Three Kingdoms)
• Executive producer: Shan Yusheng
• Director: Sun Guangming, Zhang Zhongyi

• Title: 第四部：南征北战 (Part Four: Battles in the south and north)
• Executive producer: Zhang Jizhong
• Director: Zhang Shaolin

• Title: 第五部：三分归一 (Part Five: Three united as one)
• Executive producer: Hao Hengmin
• Director: Zhang Zhongyi

Due to the time taken to complete the project (four years), there were numerous instances of (1) multiple actors portraying the same character or (2) the same actor taking on multiple roles. An example of case (1) was the character Zhang Liao, who was portrayed by Xu Shaohua in episode 12, Zhang Yakun in episode 39, and Wang Weiguo in episode 54. Chen Zhihui was an extreme example of case (2) because he took on four roles – three as generals from Wei, Shu and Wu (Xu Chu, Liao Hua and Taishi Ci) and one as minor warlord Bao Xin. Two other prominent examples of case (2) were Wu Xiaodong and Hong Yuzhou – the former portrayed Sun Jian in episode 5 and Sun Quan from episode 30 onwards; the latter portrayed a young Yuan Shao in episode 5 and Zhou Yu from episode 9 onwards.

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