Series synopsis
Gods of Honour, also known as 封神榜 is a action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy drama television series that premiered on TVB Jade on July 23, 2001. It ended on September 14, 2001. It was created by Sze Yu Lau. It stars Benny Chan Ho-Man, Irene Wan, Chin Ka-Lok and Kingdom Yuen King-Tan.
At the end of the Shang Dynasty, King Zhou's tyranny made life unbearable for the people. Li Jing, one of the dynasty's most renowned generals, and his wife Yin Shiniang, faced a strange event when their child was born as a ball of flesh. Believing it to be a demon, Li Jing split it open, revealing a two-year-old boy named Nezha. To protect her child, Shiniang sent Nezha to the Nuwa Temple to be raised. Nezha befriended Yang Jian and Lei Zhenzi, and the trio delved into the world of kung fu. Yan ...
Premise
At the end of the Shang Dynasty, King Zhou's tyranny made life unbearable for the people. Li Jing, one of the dynasty's most renowned generals, and his wife Yin Shiniang, faced a strange event when their child was born as a ball of flesh. Believing it to be a demon, Li Jing split it open, revealing a two-year-old boy named Nezha. To protect her child, Shiniang sent Nezha to the Nuwa Temple to be raised. Nezha befriended Yang Jian and Lei Zhenzi, and the trio delved into the world of kung fu. Yang Jian's sister, Yang Lian Hua, fell in love with Nezha at first sight. Meanwhile, King Zhou's indulgence in beauty and favouritism towards Su Daji led to widespread destruction. Jiang Ziya then led Nezha, Lei Zhenzi, and Yang Jian to persuade King Wen and assist King Wu in leading an army against Zhou. Together, they fought against the injustice.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Benny Chan Ho-Man as 哪吒
- Irene Wan as 妲己
- Chin Ka-Lok as 杨戬
- Kingdom Yuen King-Tan as 殷十娘
- Yuen Wah as 李靖
- Dickson Lee Kar-Sing as 雷震子
- Michelle Ye Xuan as 杨莲花
- Angela Tong Ying-Ying as 柳琵琶
Supporting cast
- Timothy Cheng Chi-Sing as 纣王
- Rain Lau Yuk-Chui as 邓婵玉
- Willie Wai Ga-Hung as 土行孙
- Winnie Yeung Yuen-Yee as 黄颜
- Helena Law Lan as 姚天香
- Josephine Lam Kei-Yan as 李霓裳
- Johnny Tang Siu-Chun as 金吒
- Yu Chi-Ming as 姜子牙
- Law Lok-Lam as 周文王
- Joseph Lee Kwok-Lun as 申公豹
- Wong Wai as 苏护
- Savio Tsang as 黄飞虎
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 40 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 40 | July 23, 2001 | September 14, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A fairy child, FIERY SING KWAN, was hurt by a famous general, LEE CHING, mistakenly. This fairy child then falls down from a cliff and dies. Three year and six months later, CHING’s wife, YAN SAP LEUNG, gives birth to a child, NAR JAR, who can jet flames out. This child is KWAN’s reincarnation. There are few strange things happened when JAR was born. JAR also brings misfortune. CHING confirms that JAR is an evil and decides to kill him. In order to save JAR, YAN lies that JAR is an honor bestowed on them by Goddess LUI WOR. CHING then sends JAR to live in the LUI WOR temple. The abbots disguise as spirit to scare JAR in the hope of making him not so naughty. YAN hopes that JAR could return home during CHING’s forty years’ old birthday. After thorough consideration, CHING agrees with the condition that JAR managed to return home in four hours. Otherwise, he will not let him home. |
July 23, 2001 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 JAR encounters a lot of danger and difficulties on his way home. At all adventures JAR eventually returns home to celebrate CHING’s birthday. CHING is moved. However, good circumstances are not for long, the emperor’s father, YU, dreams that JAR is the one who make the Sheung Dynasty collapsed. He commands CHING to kill JAR. CHING’s good friend, GAY CHEONG, meets JAR and tells him that he will be in big trouble and predicts that a flying tiger will help him to escape from death. YU dies. CHING decides to kill JAR to repay YU’s patronage. YAN proposes to excel JAR to the Flying Tiger Lake and let the heaven decide his fate. JAR is lucky, a famous general, Flying Tiger FU saves him and treats JAR as his adopted son. He brings JAR to Sei Kee. However, JAR still wants to see his parent who are living in Chiu Gou. One day, JAR flees away. On his way he meets Thunder Man, LUI. FU chases JAR. LUI flies up high together with JAR to flee away…… |
July 24, 2001 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Time goes by, LUI’s wings have become very strong, CHIN has become a man of great muscular strength and JAR has also become a consummate in jetting flames out. Meanwhile, Cheong appears and brings them to school. In order to control CHING, the Emperor ZHOU, betroths, PA, the princess of the Ghost Nation, to CHING. However, PA’s soul has been occupied by the fox devil. CHING ignores PA but YAN sees that she is a nice lady who does not seem to know evil magic to threaten her. YAN convinces CHING to accept her. The schoolmates are very dissatisfied with JAR and his friends’ strange deeds. The teachers require them to carve the “Sheung Eulogy” so as to make them withdraw after learning of difficulties. However, they complete their homework and bring it back to the school in time. Unexpectedly, the schoolmates still look down upon them and even drive them away…… |
July 25, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TVB Jade |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 23, 2001 |
| Last aired | September 14, 2001 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |