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Cast and Crew on Seven Swords

Back in the 1970s, when TVB was making a TV adaptation Liang Yusheng's Jade Bow, Tsui Hark sought hard to direct the TV series, only to be rejected by TVB's powers that be on the grounds that he had never done wuxia before. It had a major impact on Tsui Hark, who has since then set out to produce exemplary wuxia productions.

Tsui Hark says he intends to make Seven Swords China's answer to Lord of the Rings trilogy. He says because of the sheer scope of the novel, a total of six movies will be made, "In Liang Yusheng's original novel, many people die at the very beginning, such as Yang Yun Cong. The development of the story, of The Seven Swords are thus incomplete. So, I thought, firstly, I had to define the skeleton of the characters very clearly, in order to allow ample room for the story.

-- Seven Swords of Mt Tian TV Series --

Seven Swords of Mt Tian TV series 《七剑下天山》 spent 1 week filming in Mt Tian. This was also the toughest time the production had in Xinjiang. Despite all the hardships, director Clarence Fok was very happy with the result. Much of the time were wasted in the journey travelling to and fro between the set at Mt Tian and their lodging, leaving little time for filming.

They had to set off before sunrise and could only reach they lodging late in the night. On the second day, on their way to Mt Tian, they met with an avalanche, and their path was blocked by fallen boulders. Few vehicles passed by the vicinity and there was no phone reception. So, the crew and the cast had to clear the road themselves with the spades and hammers, and were delayed by a few hours. Fortunately, no one was hurt and filming proceeded as per normal.