The Vigilantes in Masks

The Vigilantes in Masks
Official poster
Genre	Wuxia Action Comedy
Directed by	Lee Kwok-lap
Starring	Wallace Huo Cecilia Liu Ma Tianyu Shi Xingyu
Opening theme	The Opening of the World and Plum Blossoms by Hu Ge
Ending theme	Bird of Paradise by Zheng Jiajia
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producer	Karen Tsoi
Production location	China
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production company	Chinese Entertainment Shanghai
Original release
Network	Jiangsu TV
Release	20 December 2010 (2010-12-20)

The Vigilantes in Masks
Intertitle
Traditional Chinese	怪俠一枝梅
Simplified Chinese	怪侠一枝梅
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guàixiá Yìzhīméi

The Vigilantes in Masks is a 2010 Chinese television series based on folktales of a Robin Hood-style hero who lived in the Ming Dynasty. Produced by Chinese Entertainment Shanghai, the series star Wallace Huo, Cecilia Liu, Ma Tianyu and Shi Xingyu. Previous adaptations include a 1960 Hong Kong television series, a 1994 film, a 2005 TVB production, a 2008 SBS South Korean television drama, Iljimae, and a 2009 MBC South Korean adaptation The Return of Iljimae.

Synopsis

Li Gexiao is a warrior and has intelligence matching his skills. He was previously a high ranking marshal with great law enforcement authority. However, after his enemy framed him with a crime he did not commit and executed his family, the former marshal was forced to become a fugitive. Years later, he came out of hiding to help a former colleague recover a cargo of stolen gold for disaster relief. He and three chivalrous strangers, thief Yan Sanniang, grifter He Xiaomei, and strongman Chai Hu, unite to form a heroic band of masked vigilantes called "Yi Zhi Mei", who rob the rich and corrupt to help the poor and helpless, always leaving a plum flower at the scene as their calling card. In the jianghu, they are also known to fight injustice, corruption and oppression by the government.

Cast

3

Soundtrack

• Tiandi Meihua Kai (天地梅花開; The Opening of the World and Plum Blossoms) by Hu Ge
• Tiantang Niao (天堂鳥; Bird of Paradise) by Zheng Jiajia

External links

• Template:Zh icon The Vigilantes In Masks on Sina.com