The Story of Ah Q
Season 1
S1 · E1 Jan 5, 1976
Episode 1 Episode 1
S1 · E2 Jan 6, 1976
Episode 2 Episode 2
S1 · E3 Jan 7, 1976
Episode 3 Episode 3
S1 · E4 Jan 8, 1976
Episode 4 Episode 4
S1 · E5 Jan 9, 1976
Episode 5 Episode 5
5 episodes in Season 1
In early republican times, there was a very obscure village - Muzhuang. There was an unknown man who came from there and nobody knew where he was going. Only Ah Mao knew that his name was Ah Q, so he called him that. Ah Q put his hair in a bun, smoked a long cigarette, and sat proudly at the village entrance, watching the passersby. He was best at the "spiritual victory method", where he claimed to have won even though he had lost, causing a series of jokes. Ah Q asked around the village and learned that Master Zhao's son had become a scholar. Ah Q looked down on this and returned to his seat to drink. Other onlookers who saw his expression walked up to him, and Ah Q proudly claimed that he was the same age as Zhao's grandfather. They listened to him respectfully, but with some suspicion. The local constable demanded that each household pay two hundred yuan to congratulate Master Zhao, but everyone rejected the proposal......
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Dennis Chiu Jan-Keung Creator · Lu Xun Author
Total runtime 2h 5m · Episode length 25 min · Country Hong Kong SAR China
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Premiered
January 5, 1976
Final episode
January 9, 1976
Status
Ended
Network
TVB Jade
Country
Hong Kong SAR China
Type
Scripted
Episode length
25 min
Total runtime
2h 5m
Original language
Cantonese
Production
TVB
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Original title
阿Q正傳
Spoken on screen
Cantonese
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