The Blood Sword
| The Blood Sword | |
|---|---|
VCD cover art | |
| Traditional Chinese | 中華英雄 |
| Simplified Chinese | 中华英雄 |
| Literal meaning | Chinese Hero |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōnghuá Yīngxíong |
| Jyutping | Zung1 Waa4 Jing1 Hung4 |
| Genre | Wuxia |
| Based on | Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword by Ma Wing-shing |
| Screenplay by | Lo Wing-kwong |
| Directed by | Yuen Yan-hong Wong Wai-yan Wong Kum-tin |
| Starring | Kenny Ho Veronica Yip Yeung Chak-lam Esther Kwan Lau Wun-fung Kwan Chan-nei Eric Wan Chan Tung-mui Law Chung-wah |
| Theme music composer | Tam Tong-lei |
| Opening theme | "Chinese Hero" (中華英雄) performed by Kenny Ho |
| Ending theme | "Chinese Hero" (中華英雄) performed by Kenny Ho |
| Composer | Wong Bong-yin |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Chiu Chun-keung |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Cinematography | Wong Ka-kuen Lok Cheung-mun Tai Kwok-chai |
| Editor | Tam Kit-leung |
| Running time | 20 minutes per episode |
| Production company | ATV |
| Original release | |
| Network | ATV |
| Release | 11 June 1990 – 1990 |
| Related | |
| The Blood Sword 2 (1991) | |
The Blood Sword is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the wuxia manhua series Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword by Ma Wing-shing. The series was produced by ATV and first aired in June 1990. It was followed by a 1991 prequel, The Blood Sword 2.