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State of Divinity (1996)

State of Divinity poster
Original title
笑傲江湖
Genre
drama television series, wuxia
Country
Hong Kong
Length
1 season, 43 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A martial arts swordsman gets caught up in a power struggle between rival clans fighting for a secret manual. He faces betrayals and romantic complications while trying to navigate the treacherous world of martial arts politics.

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What happens

State of Divinity (笑傲江湖) is a Hong Kong wuxia television series adapted from the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jin Yong. Starring Jackie Lui, Fiona Leung, Timmy Ho and Cherie Chan, the series was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in 1996. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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