Return of the Cuckoo
| Return of the Cuckoo | |
|---|---|
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| 十月初五的月光 | |
| Genre | Modern drama |
| Created by | Chan Bo-Wah Chan Bo-Yin Man Kin-Fai Ko Wai-Man |
| Starring | Julian Cheung Charmaine Sheh Nancy Sit Steven Ma Michael Tong |
| Theme music composer | Cho Kyu-man |
| Opening theme | "Wishing Kwan Well" by Julian Cheung |
| Ending theme | "Cannot Forget" by Steven Ma |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Tsui Yu-On |
| Production locations | Macau Hong Kong |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes (each) |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB |
| Release | 10 July – 4 August 2000 |
Return of the Cuckoo (Traditional Chinese: 十月初五的月光, literally "The Moonlight at the 5th of October [Street]", also known as 澳門街, literally "The Streets of Macao") is a 20-episode TVB drama broadcast between July 2000 and August 2000. It was originally produced to be a sitcom, however later edits made the production into a regular drama.
Synopsis
[edit]As a child, Man Cho (Julian Cheung) was rendered mute as a result of the cruel actions of his mother and was adopted by the kind-hearted Ah Kiu (Nancy Sit). Man Cho grew up with Ah Kiu's daughter Kwan-Ho (Charmaine Sheh), and the two eventually develop romantic feelings for one another. Man Cho is extremely self-sacrificing, has an inferiority complex due to his disability, and therefore feels unworthy for Kwan-Ho. Ah Kiu is also against their relationship and things are further complicated when Szto Lai-Sun (Steven Ma) enters the picture after falling for Kwan-Ho too.
Cast
[edit]- Julian Cheung as Man Cho 文初 (age 23)
- Charmaine Sheh as Chuk Kwan-Ho 祝君好 (age 22)
- Nancy Sit as Chu Sa-Kiu or Kiu Yee
- Steven Ma as Szto Lai-Sun
- Michael Tong as Kam Sing 金勝 (age 25)
- Sherming Yiu as Kong Yi-Man
- Johnny Ngan as Chuen Hoi-King
- Irene Wong as Wong Hoi-Lam
Sequel & Remake
[edit]The sequel film Return of the Cuckoo was released in the fall of 2015. It is a continuation of the story where the drama left off.
A remake under the same title in Chinese, but titled A Love of No Words in English, was released in November 2021 on TVB starring Regina Ho and Hubert Wu.[1] However, it immediately received criticism from audiences despite only several episodes having aired.[2]
Awards and achievements
[edit]TVB Anniversary Awards (2000)
- "Favorite On-screen Partners" (Julian Cheung and Charmaine Sheh – Man Chor and Chuk Kwan-Ho)
- "Top 10 Favorite Television Characters" (Julian Cheung – Man Chor)
- "Top 10 Favorite Television Characters" (Charmaine Sheh – Chuk Kwan-Ho)
- "Top 10 Favorite Television Characters" (Nancy Sit – Chu Sa-Kiu)
References
[edit]- ^ 黃梓恒 (22 November 2021). "十月初五的月光｜翻拍唔一定係破壞經典 但真係一場賭博". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "十月初五的月光｜首播劇情悶又老土 網民：睇緊粵語長片咁". hk.news.yahoo.com (in Chinese). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.