Chinese Traditional Magic (CCTV-8 , 2012)

Chinese Traditional Magic (大戏法)  is a 2012 Chinese television series directed by Chung Siu-hung (钟少雄), Wang Fei (王飞) and Wang Shuo (王硕), starring Wei Zi , Yu Shaoqun and Stephy Tang.  The drama features over 70 original magic tricks shot without the aid of special effects.

Details

• Drama : Chinese Traditional Magic / 大戏法 (CCTV-8 , 2012)
• Chinese : Da Xi Fa (大戏法)
• Producer: Chen Dongdong (陈冬冬) , Chen Bo (陈波)
• Directors: Chung Siu-hung (钟少雄), Wang Fei (王飞), Wang Shuo (王硕)
• Directors of magic: Louis Liu (刘谦), Chen Kuanlin (陈冠霖), Kobayashi·Kohei (小林浩平)
• Writers: Zhou Yifeng (周义丰), Wang Zhiyong (王志勇)
• Author : Bu Xi Zhou (不系舟)
• Novel : Da Xi Fa (大戏法)
• Genre: Period drama, magic
• Episodes: 40 (45 minutes)
• Broadcast network: CCTV-8
• Broadcast period: Jan 01 - Jan 08 , 2012
• Air time: 19:00 
• Period Set : Qing dynasty (AD 1644–1911) , Republic of China (1912-1949)

Synopsis

Toward the end of the Qing dynasty, thousands of years of traditional Chinese magic had developed into 3 main factions. Japanese magicians infiltrated in Tianjin used murder and bribery to incite conflict among these factions in order to obtain a magic repository that had been circulating for over a millennium.

Cast

• Wei Zi ( 巍子) as Shen Wankui
• Yu Shaoqun (余少群) as Gao Laibao (Mo Wuxing) 
• Yu Shaoqun (余少群) as Geng Jie (Mo Xisheng)
• Stephy Tang (邓丽欣)  as Shen Xinping
• Zhang Hongrui (张洪睿) as Situ Kun
• Lu Chen (路晨) as Situ Jin
• Shibuya Tenma (涩谷天马) as Wu Tengzhang
• Huang Meng (黄勐) as Qi San
• Liu Wenzhi (刘文治) as Master Chu
• Shi Xiaoman (石小满) as Master Jin
• Bian Xiaoxiao (边潇潇) as Zheng Yumin
• Zhao Cong (赵聪) as Song Feiyan
• Ma Wenlong (马文龙) as Bao Qi
• Jia Yanlong (贾延龙) as Bao Yan
• Jiang Jian (江健) as Bao Ming
• Sun Cong (孙聪) as Bao Rong
• Wang Shengwei (王胜纬) as Bao Ru
• Yu Yankai (于彦凯) as Master Cao
• Wu Qingzhe (吴庆哲) as Chu Ping
• Huang Juan (黄娟) as Qiao Lian
• Li Sibo (李思博) as Mao Tou
• Volker Helfrich (福乐克) as Joseph
• Chi Guodong (迟国栋) as Hou Qixuan
• Li Guangxu (李广旭) as Sun Mian
• Zhou Xiang (周翔) as Niu Wenquan
• Liu Xuefang (刘雪芳) as Lady Lao
• Wang Zhigang (王志刚) as Proprietor Lan
• Xu Chunxue (徐纯学) as Xu Shao Ying
• Liu Bo (刘波) as Zhang Hama
• Li Hua (李婳) as Xiao Fengxian
• Chen Zhihui (陈之辉) as Mo Er , Xing's father
• Du Ninglin (杜宁林) as female brothel keeper
• Ji Meichen (计美臣) as Tu Chun
• Wang Qingchao (王庆超) as Matsuki
• Jin Xin (金鑫) as Song Jin Yan
• Fan Lei (梵磊) as Peter Roth
• Yu Qun (于群) as Uncle Tian
• Sun Xiuda (孙修大) as Dr. Xue
• Zhao Haoting (赵浩廷) as Wang Zhiyong
• Guan Shaowei (关绍伟) as Qing Dao Ren
• Li Jiajia (李佳佳) as Xiao Ting
• Er Long (二龙) as little John
• Sui Juxiang (睢距翔) as Zhang Zechun
• Zhu Guanyang (朱冠阳) as Zhao Jinming
• Fu Weiwei (付炜炜) as Xu Xiao Fei
• Wang Yitong (王艺潼) as Luo Lan