Zhuge Liang (TV series)

Zhuge Liang is a Chinese television series based on the life of Zhuge Liang, a chancellor (or prime minister) of the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period. The plot is based on stories about Zhuge Liang in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The series starred Li Fazeng as the title character and was first aired on Hubei TV in mainland China in 1985. The show has been applauded for its historically accurate sets and costumes.

Not to be confused with The Legendary Prime Minister – Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang
Poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	諸葛亮
Simplified Chinese	诸葛亮
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhūgě Liàng
Genre	Historical drama
Based on	Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong
Screenplay by	Zou Yunfeng Wang Kai Hu Sanxiang
Directed by	Sun Guangming
Starring	Li Fazeng
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	14
Production
Executive producer	Zhang Jingxuan
Producer	Zhou Dacheng
Production location	China
Cinematography	Xing Hanming
Editor	Fu Zhengyi
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production companies	Hubei Television Series Production Centre Hubei TV
Original release
Network	Hubei Television
Release	1985 (1985) – 1985 (1985)

List of episodes

#	Rough translation of title (in English)	Original title (in Chinese)
1	Visiting the virtuous in Longzhong	隆中访贤
2	The Crouching Dragon comes out of seclusion	卧龙出山
3	Arguing with the Confucian scholars	舌战群儒
4	Instigating Zhou Yu	智激周瑜
5	Battle of wits at Red Cliffs	赤壁斗智
6	Borrowing the eastern wind	巧借东风
7	Rush to Chaisang	急赴柴桑
8	The Crouching Dragon attends a funeral	卧龙吊孝
9	Allocating people based on their talents	知人善任
10	Entering Sichuan	拜将入川
11	Losing Jieting	误失街亭
12	Self request for demotion	上书自贬
13	Six campaigns from Mount Qi	六出祁山
14	Striving to the utmost	鞠躬尽瘁

Cast

• Li Fazeng as Zhuge Liang
• Fu Pingping / Zhao Huizhen as Huang Yueying
• Calvin Li Zonghan as Zhuge Zhan
• Huang Jiade as Liu Bei
• Wu Zhengdou / Ji Hua as Liu Shan
• Zheng Jun as Guan Yu
• Zhang Xinyuan as Zhang Fei
• Yuan Xinmin / Zhang Dawan as Zhao Yun
• Liu Mingkai as Pang Tong
• Li Jianxun as Wang Ping / Cheng Pu
• Su Houchao as Wei Yan
• Li Chengbin as Xu Shu
• Wu Chunguang as Jiang Wan
• Yue Maolin as Fei Yi
• He Yuhai as Jiang Wei
• Gong Yinzhi as Yang Yi
• Hu Kui as Yan Yan / Yan Jun
• Wang Shuhai as Shi Guangyuan
• Bao Jinxiang as Meng Gongwei
• Sun Jianzhang as Cui Zhouping
• Mei Rongqing as Huang Chengyan
• Deng Qiping as Zhuge Jun
• Shen Jianjun as Zhuge Qiao
• Zhou Dacheng as Guan Ping
• Zhu Jie as Guan Xing
• Wang Lihang as Zhang Bao / Cai Mao
• Luo Minzhi as Ma Su / Zhang Wen
• Wang Jizhi as Xiang Lang
• Tian Yiqiu as Li Fu
• Zhang Zhang as Cao Cao
• Shi Decai as Xiahou Dun
• Han Sui as Yue Jin
• Pan Zhengmin as Zhang He
• Zhang Huaizhi as Jiang Gan
• Shao Yongcheng as Zhang Yun
• Wang Zhenrong as Sima Yi
• Wu Zhenghan as Sima Shi
• Ai Wu as Sima Zhao
• Xu Zhengyun as Sun Quan
• Jiang Gengliang as Zhou Yu
• Liu Lihua as Xiaoqiao
• Feng Mingyi / Song Banggui as Lu Su
• Yang Xiuzhang as Huang Gai
• Li Jinlu as Gan Ning
• Qian Wenhua as Zhang Zhao
• Zhang Jichao as Yu Fan
• Dong Shaomin as Bu Zhi
• Zhang Qingchang as Lu Ji
• Lu Youcheng as Cheng Bing
• Zhang Qinghai as Xue Zong
• Tian Yu as Luo Tong
• Wan Wei as Zhou Xun
• Yao Kanghong as Zhang Xiu

Awards and nominations

The series won the following awards in China in 1986:

• First Prize for Outstanding Television Series, Golden Achievements Awards
• Special Award, 4th Golden Eagle Awards
• Second Prize for Outstanding Television Series, 6th Flying Apsaras Awards

See also

• The Legendary Prime Minister – Zhuge Liang
• List of media adaptations of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

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