- Source: The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back
The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back is a Hong Kong wuxia comedy television series based on Wong Yuk-long's manhua series Buddha's Palm. The series was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 1993.
Plot
The legendary Buddha's Palm is the most powerful skill in the kong-woo (martial artists' community) that a fighter can learn. A long time ago, Lung Kim-fei used the skill to defeat Tin Cam-kiuk, and had since retired from the kong-woo. Lung laid down a family rule, forbidding his descendants from learning the skill, and hid the Buddha's Palm manual, in order to prevent them from misusing it.
70 years later, a mysterious red-haired martial artist known as "For-wun Tse-san" (literally: Fire Cloud Evil Deity) appears and goes on a rampage to kill several people before challenging the five major martial arts schools to a fight. The five schools misbelieve that Lung Kim-sang, a descendant of Lung Kim-fei, is responsible for the killings and attack him. In fact, Lung Kim-sang does not know martial arts and relies on his wit and intelligence to survive. When For-wun Tse-san learns that Lung Kim-sang is a descendant of Lung Kim-fei, he starts harassing Lung Kim-sang to force him to hand over the Buddha's Palm manual.
Lung Kim-sang meets Kung-suen Ling-fung, a maiden from the Omei School, and she falls in love with him and follows him on his adventures. At one point, Kung-suen gives up her virginity to save Lung's life after he is poisoned by For-wun Tse-san. Lung loses his memory after regaining consciousness and meets Fung Ching-ching and falls in love with her. However, when he remembers everything, he finds himself in a complicated love triangle.
Throughout his adventures, Lung Kim-sang learns martial arts from extraordinary people, such as Tung-to Cheung-lei. Eventually, he finds the Buddha's Palm manual in the old Lung family residence and masters the skill, becoming an invincible fighter. Lung defeats For-wun Tse-san, putting an end to the latter's evil plan. However, he is unaware that Tin Heung, a descendant of Tin Cam-kiuk, has been secretly plotting to kill him to avenge her ancestor. Lung and Tin have a final showdown and Lung emerges victorious eventually, restoring peace and becoming a respected hero in the kong-woo.
Cast
Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.
Eddie Kwan as Lung Kim-sang
Elvina Kong as Kung-suen Ling-fung
Johnny Ngan as Tong-to Cheung-lei
Gordon Liu as For-wun Tse-san / Ngo Chin-san
Catherine Hung as Fung Ching-ching / Fung Piu-piu
Ada Choi as Tin-heung
Law Lan as Tin-yan
Lee Lung-kei as Tin-chi
Kwan Ching as Tin family housekeeper
Yeung Tak-si as Shek Kan-chun
Jimmy Au as Hau Yat-fei
Law Lok-lam (guest star) as Lung Kim-fei
Lo Mang (guest star) as Tin Cam-kiuk
Fung So-bor as Granny
Wong Wai-tung as Master Yat-dang
Law Kwok-hung as Antique shop boss
Lee Hin-ming as Ah-fu
Wong Chung-hong as Ah-pao
Wong Wai-tak as Ah-ma
Chun Hung as Mou Si-ting
Yu Fung as Granny Kwai / Kau Yuk-kuen
Ho Bik-kin as Fung Mun-lau
Yu Ming as Ka-La Old Dad
Wong Tak-ban as Mang-kor
Kiu Hung as Great Master Yat-yau
Wong Yat-fei as Taoist Sam-san
Sing Yan as Old Master Ng-hang
Lee Ka-ting as Swordsman Tsat-sing
Soh Hang-suen as Abbess Kau-kuet
Henry Lee as Si-hung Kin-kuan
Lee Hoi-sang as Hong-lung
Chan Kwan-yung as Fuk-fu
Lau Kwai-fong as Abbess Bat-kuet
Liu Lai-lai as Abbess Tsat-kuet
Mak Ho-wai as Cheung Sam / Ah-seung
Wong Tin-chak as Lei Say / Ah-ha
Mak Tsi-wan as Elder Chung
Fong Kit as Elder Chuk
Yu Tin-wai as Elder Mui