The Investiture of the Gods (1990 TV series) explained

Alt Name:	The First Myth
Native Name:	Child: yes Hide: no Header: none C: 封神榜 P: Fēngshén Bǎng
Genre:	Epic fantasy, Chinese mythology, Gods and demons fiction
Based On:	Fengshen Yanyi
Director:	Guo Xinling
Starring:	Lan Tianye Da Qi Fu Yiwei Lei Changxi
Opentheme:	Mao Amin The legend of God (Chinese: 《神的传说》)
Endtheme:	Alan Tam The Myth of Ancient (Chinese: 《千古神话》)
Country:	China
Language:	Mandarin
Num Episodes:	36
Cinematography:	Wang Shenghua, Dai Wenhua, Xie Hailiang, Zhang Jiayu

The Investiture of the Gods is a 1990 Chinese shenmo television series written by Bing Tian, Gu Hanchang, Ouyang Yuping and Yu Youchen. The television series are based on the classical 16th-century novel Fengshen Yanyi (also known as Investiture of the Gods or Creation of the Gods) written by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing.

Cast

• Da Qi as King Zhou of Shang^[1]
• Lan Tianye as Jiang Ziya^{[2] [1] [3]}
• Fu Yiwei as Daji^{[2] [1] [4]}
• Lei Changxi as Shen Gongbao^[1]
• Zhang Xiaolin as King Wu of Zhou^[1]
• Wei Qiming as King Wen of Zhou^[1]
• Tong Chun Chung as Bo Yikao^[1]
• Xu Ya as Queen Shang^[1]
• He Wei as Nezha^{[2] [1]}
• Li Jianhua as Erlang Shen^[1]
• Ji Zhenhua as Bigan^[1]
• Qiao Qi as Shang Rong
• Shi Zhengquan as Wen Zhong
• Zhang Fei as Jizi
• Rebecca Chan as Nüwa^[2]
• Li Weizeng as Weizi
• Lu Ling as Queen Jiang^[1]
• Sun Jihong as Pipa Jing
• Xia Shasha as Hu Ximei
• Yao Peihua as Concubine Yang
• Zhou Xianli as Concubine Huang
• Zhou Guosheng as Yin Jiao
• Fu Chong as Yin Hong
• Duan Shiping as Dou Fengzhen
• Deng Liguo as Zhang Guifang
• Zhang Yingxiang as Jiang Huanchu
• Ding Qi as Jiang Wenhuan
• Shen Guangwei as Chong Houhu
• Yao Mingde as Chong Heihu
• Li Xinlong as E Chongyu
• Wang Zhengwei as Huang Feihu
• Xu Yong as Huang Tianhua
• Liu Anji as Li Jing
• Yu Huadong as Tu Xingsun^[1]
• Jin Ming as Deng Chanyu
• Yao Mingrong as Deng Jiugong
• Li Changnian as Su Hu
• Wang Jinxiang as Zhang Kui
• Cai Jinping as Gao Lanying
• Wei Min as Chao Tian
• Tan Jiabin as Chao Lei
• Yu Jian'guo as Huang Ming
• Chen Yingming as Huang Gun
• Guo Hai as Huang Tianxiang
• Zhu Weizhong as Leizhenzi
• Wang Haidi as Jinzha
• Zhou Ming as Muzha
• Wu Huibiao as Wu Ji
• Li Xinlong as San Yisheng
• Wang Ruoli as Tai Si
• Liu Changwei as Ji Xian
• Weng Guojun as Ji Sui
• Yuan Zhiyuan as Old Man of the South Pole
• Fang Yang as Yuding Zhenren
• Zhang Hongxin as Taiyi Zhenren
• Sun Jixiang as Daode Zhenjun
• Deng Liguo as Guangchengzi
• Yang Zhaoshu as Juliusun
• Chun Guang as Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun
• Lu Ye as Yunzhongzi
• Gu Yan as Huoling Shengwu
• Huang Weiliang as Zhao Gongming
• Qu Ailing as Yunxiao
• Xu Jinli as Bixiao
• Sun Li as Qiongxiao
• Qin Zhen as Duobao Daoren
• Yu Minzhen as Ma Zhaodi (Jiang Ziya's wife)

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://ent.163.com/13/0922/11/99CEKI0V00032DGD.html . zh:揭秘90版《封神榜》主演生存现状 . 2013 . 163.com . zh.
2. Web site: http://news.sohu.com/20130706/n380889473_3.shtml . zh:老《封神榜》演员现状："妲己"成亿万富婆 . 2013 . Sohu . zh .
3. Web site: http://tv.people.com.cn/GB/79889/14121503.html . zh:蓝天野谈1990年版《封神榜》 . 2011 . People . zh .
4. Web site: http://ent.163.com/photoview/51GQ0003/72620.html#p=83T0FQAG51GQ0003 . zh:傅艺伟1990年《封神榜》剧照 . 2012 . 163.com . zh .