The Descendant
The Descendant | |
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香火 | |
Genre | Period drama |
Written by | Teh Kean Guan |
Directed by | Jason Kok Ng Wing Yi |
Starring | Yeo Yann Yann Debbie Goh Steve Yap Frederick Lee Tan Hau Yen |
Opening theme | 《香火》(Xianghuo) by Yeo Yann Yann and Debbie Goh |
Ending theme | 《灰》(Huī) by Wu Jiahui |
Composer | Wu Jiahui |
Country of origin | Malaysia |
Original language | Mandarin |
No. of episodes | 30 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Sampson Yuen Francis Foo |
Producer | Jason Kok |
Running time | 60 minutes (approx.) |
Original release | |
Network | ntv7 |
Release | 9 February 2012 |
Related | |
The Descendant (Simplified Chinese: 香火) (Literally: Incense, a word play of inscent) is a Malaysian 2012 mega blockbuster Mandarin drama series produced by Juita Entertainment for ntv7. It is scheduled to air every Monday to Thursday, at 10:00pm on ntv7, starting 9 February 2012. This 30-episode period drama is set on the incense industry. Casting was made on 25 June 2011 and started filming on 7 July 2011.
Plot
[edit]Chen Yulin (Steve Yap) is forced to marry Shen Danfang (Yeo Yann Yann) to inherit her family's incense making business. Yulin has also promised his father-in-law to let their first child to follow Dan Fang's family name to ensure the continuity of the bloodline. On the day of their marriage, Yulin was surprised when he realized Yuhua (Debbie Goh), his longtime lover, is now his sister-in-law.
Cast
[edit]Main cast
[edit]Cast | Role | Description |
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Phua Chee Kin | Xie Hongyi | Danfang and Yuhua's father |
Yeo Yann Yann | Xie Danfang | Yulin's wife Yuhua's sister |
Debbie Goh | Xie Yuhua | Yulin's lover Danfang's sister |
Steve Yap | Chen Yulin | Danfang's husband Yuhua's lover father of Shanshu, Xianghai, Xiangyang and Guozhai. |
Frederick Lee | Fugui | Guozhai's adoptive father |
Brenda Chiah | Chen Shanshu | Yulin and Danfang's eldest child |
Leslie Chai | Xie Xianghai | Yulin and Danfang's second child |
Kyo Chen | Chen Xiangyang | Yulin and Danfang's youngest child |
Tan Hau Yen | Gou Zhai/Xie Shaozun | Yulin and Yuhua's son |
Supporting cast
[edit]Cast | Role | Description |
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Guo Wei | ||
Qin Wenbin | ||
Chen Yingwen | ||
Zhang Shunyuan | ||
Yong Hua |