This is a list of VTV dramas released in 1999.
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VTV Tet dramas These films were released on VTV channels during Tet holiday.
Broadcast Title Eps. Prod. Cast and crew Theme song(s) Genre Notes15 Feb Về quê (Coming Rural Homeland) 1 Xuân Hồng (director); Nguyễn Hợp (writer); Ngọc Thoa, Trần Hạnh, Thành An, Vân Hà... Family, Drama, Rural Airs 17:00, 30th Tet holiday on VTV1. Based on Bùi Ngọc Tấn's short story 'Những người đi ở'.15 Feb Nơi gặp gỡ của hai con tàu (Where Two Trains Find Each Others) 1(40′) VTV Film Prod. Nguyễn Khải Hưng (director); Mai Đức (writer); Minh Hòa, Quốc Tuấn, Đặng Lưu Hà, Hoàng Duy, Đức Sơn, Quang Vinh, Thanh Loan, Kim Trúc, Kim Chung, Thu Phượng, Nguyên Vũ, Kiều Mai, Thanh Bình, Ngọc Bích, Thanh Tuyền, Phương Chi... Family, Marriage, Romance Airs 22:15, 30th Tet holiday on VTV116 Feb Chìm nổi bên sông (Floating On The River) 1 Drama Airs 08:30, 1st Tet holiday on VTV116 Feb Theo dấu bích đào (Tracking the Crimson Peach) 1(60′) VTV Film Prod. Trọng Trinh (director); Nguyên An (writer); Trung Anh, Đức Sơn, Hồng Chương, Hữu Độ, Lâm Thanh, Trần Tùng, Thu Hà, Vũ Tăng, Bá Cường, Nhật Ánh, Hồng Gấm, Văn Sản, Ngọc Thu, Văn Chí, Ngọc Lan... Drama, Romance, Slice-of-Life Airs 17:10, 1st Tet holiday on VTV1. Based on Bão Vũ's short story 'Áo bích đào'.17 Feb Cộng sinh (Symbiosis) 1 VTVandTĐN Lê Ngọc Linh (writer); Hoàng Hải, Thanh Hà, Lê Thành... Drama Airs 08:15, 2nd Tet holiday on VTV117 Feb Lên giời (Skyward) 1(90′) VTV Film Prod. Phạm Thanh Phong (director); Thiên Phúc (writer); Tiến Mộc, Phú Đôn, Trần Tiến, Minh Vượng, Quốc Khánh, Hồ Lan, Trần Thịnh, Ngọc Bích, Trần Quân... Comedy, Drama Airs 14:00, 2nd Tet holiday on VTV3. Based on 's short story 'Chí Phèo thành thị'.18 Feb Thơ Mênh Chây (Thmenh Chay) 1 VTV Center in Mekong Delta Mạnh Thu Hồng (director) Drama, Ethnic Airs 08:30, 3rd Tet holiday on VTV1. Based on a Khmer folktale.18 Feb Chuyến taxi cuối ngày (Late Taxi Ride) 1 VTV Film Prod. Trần Quốc Trọng (director); Thạch Nguyên (writer); Xuân Bắc, An Quý, Chí Nghĩa, Hồ Phong, Trần Tiệp, Phát Triệu, Lan Minh, Xuân Thức, Vũ Tăng, Lev Olekxandr, Hoài Anh, Đức Duy, Nguyễn Đạt, Mỹ Dung, Nguyễn Trung... Egao wa Kimi no Wasuremonoby Yuka Sato Romance, Drama Airs 17:00, 3rd Tet holiday on VTV1. Bảo Vũ's short story "Người đi chuyến taxi cuối ngày".
VTV1 Friday night dramas Unstable time slot on Friday night for Vietnamese dramas Following the previous year, the Friday night (around 21:00) on VTV1 was spent to air Vietnamese films more often than the other time slots but it was unstable. It sometimes was used as an extension for foreign drama time slots. In some other cases, the broadcast schedule for several Vietnamese dramas was expanded to non-Fridays. The list below includes some of the films that did not air on Fridays.
Broadcast Title Eps. Prod. Cast and crew Theme song(s) Genre Notes26 Jan-9 MarTue-Thu/Mon-Tue-Thu/Tue-Thu-Fri/Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri/Thu-Fri/Tue Câu chuyện cuối tuần (Weekend Story) 25(30′) VTVandTĐN Trần Quốc Trọng (director); Nguyễn Khắc Phục (writer); Văn Báu... Drama Airs 1 ep per night on Tue, 2 ep per night on Mon, Thu, Fri1-2 MarMon-Tue Biên cương thường ngày (Daily in Borderland) 2(80′) VTV Film Prod. Trần Quốc Trọng (director); Trung Trung Đỉnh, Chu Thế Quỳnh (writers); Tuấn Quang, Tạ Minh Thảo, Đình Sản, Ngọc Dung, Hữu Đại, Mạnh Tuấn, Tiến Lịch, Quốc Trọng, Ngọc Vân, Khánh Huỳnh, Quang Dũng, Lê Thu Hà, Việt Châu... Drama, Rural Produced in occasion of the Border Guard Day.12-19 MarFri/Mon-FriFollowed by the playback of Hoàng hôn dang dở (Unfinished Afterglow), 3 episodes. The drama was first released on VTV1 in May 1997.21 MarSunFollowed by the playback of Người nối dõi (The Successor). The drama was first released on VTV3 in March 1998.26 Mar-2 AprFri/FriFollowed by the playback of Những nhánh cây đời (Branches of Life Tree), 2 episodes. The drama was first released on VTV3 in May 1998.30 Mar-1 AprTue-Thu2-3 SepThu-Fri Viên ngọc Côn Sơn (Côn Sơn the Pearl) 4 Nguyễn Đình Chiểu Film Lê Văn Duy (director); Nguyễn Khắc Phục (writer); Mạnh Dung, Kim Xuân, Trương Minh Quốc Thái, Yến Vy, Robert Hải... Lá bàng(Leaves of the Island)Composed by Trần Vương Thạch Drama, War, Historical 8-9 AprThu-FriFollowed by the playback of Người lính kèn về làng (The Trumpet Soldier Returns to His Village), 2 episodes. The drama was first released on VTV3 in Sep 1997.23 AprFriFollowed by the playback of Ước mơ của má (Mother's Wish). The single-episode drama was first released on VTV1 in 1998.30 AprFriFollowed by the playback of 1990 feature film Chiến trường chia nửa vầng trăng (Battlefield Split the Moon in Half).4 MayTueFollowed by the playback of 1994 feature film Hoa ban đỏ (The Red Ban Flower).5 MayWedFollowed by the playback of 1992 feature film Điện Biên Phủ.19 MayWedFollowed by the playback of Huyền thoại vườn vải (Legend of Lychee Garden). The single-episode drama was first released on VTV1 in 1995.28 MayFriFollowed by the playback of Chuyện của Hạ (Story About Hạ). The single-episode drama was first released on VTV3 in Jan 1998.3 JunThuFollowed by the playback of Một chuyện tình (A Love Story). The drama was first released on VTV3 four months ago.4 JunFriFollowed by the playback of Hoa lộc vừng (Freshwater Mangrove Flowers). The drama was first released on VTV3 in Jun 1998.8-10 JunTue-ThuFollowed by the playback of Sau lũy tre làng (Behind the Bamboo Fence), 2 episodes. The drama was first released on VTV3 in Aug 1998.17-29 JunThu-Fri/Tue-Thu-Fri/Tue Vui buồn sau lũy tre (Delight & Sorrow Behind the Bamboos) 6 VTV Film Prod. Bạch Diệp (director); Vân Thảo (writer); Tiến Đạt, Lê Mai, Hà Văn Trọng, Khánh Huyền, Phú Thăng, Thu An, Trần Hạnh, Phạm Bằng, Trung Anh, Diễm Hương, Thùy Hương, Bích Ngọc, Tùng Dương... 'Vui buồn sau lũy tre' theme songby Vành Khuyên Drama, Rural, Political 2-9 JulFri/Fri Phố làng (Village Street) 2 VTV Film Prod. Tạ Ngọc Bảo... Rural, Drama Adapted from Nguyễn Hữu Nhàn's short story of the same name16 JulFriFollowed by the playback of Chuyện không đăng báo (Story That's Not On The News). The drama was first released on VTV3 in Nov 1996.23 JulFri Quê nội (Father's Home) 1(74′) VTV Film Prod. Bùi Huy Thuần (director); Hà Liên (writer); Thu Trang, Ngọc Diệp, Thu Hương, Khánh Thương, Trần Thạch, Hoàng Yến, Hồng Lựu, Hữu Mười, Đức Thuận, Vũ Tăng, Quế Hằng, Đình Huy, Anh Thương, Hữu Hải... Drama, Rural27 JulTue Sĩ quan dự bị (Preparatory Soldier) 1(72′) VTV Film Prod. Nguyễn Danh Dũng (director); Mai Đức (writer); Trần Tiệp, Ngọc Tản, Như Trang, Công Lý, Tuấn Kịch, An Ninh, Hải Điệp, Mai Hòa, Hồng Điệp, Hồng Quân, Hồ Lan, Lê Tuấn... Drama, Rural, Post-war Adapted from short story 'Ông Mạnh'. Produced in occasion of the War Invalids And Martyrs Day.30 JulFriFollowed by the playback of Quán nhỏ (Little Stalls). The drama was first released on VTV3 in Dec 1998.18-19 AugWed-ThuFollowed by the playback of two-part feature film franchise Sao tháng Tám (The August Star) to celebrate the August Revolution. The films was released in 1976. 20 AugFri Câu chuyện mùa xuân (Spring Story) 1(80′) VTV Film Prod. Đỗ Thanh Hải (director); Thuận Châu (writer); Vũ Mai Huê, Thu Hằng, Minh Thông, Phú Thăng, Trần Hạnh, Thu Huyền, Lan Minh, Thu Vân, Hoài Vũ, Lan Phượng, Mai Lâm, Thu Hường, Đức Anh... Marriage, Drama, Psychological Adapted from Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Tú's short story 'Vô đề'27 Aug-5 SepFri/Wed-SunFollowed by the playback of Hai người trở lại trung đoàn (The Two Who Returned to the Regiment), 3 episodes. The drama was first released on BTV1 in 1997.17-29 SepFri/Mon-Wed Những mảnh đời có thật (Those Lives Are Real) 3 Drama 3 OctSun Dòng sông Lô vẫn trôi (Lô River Still Flows) 1(80′) Nguyễn Hinh Anh (director); Bùi Tiến Quý (writer); Quang Thiện, Ngọc Thoa, Công Bẩy, Hồ Lan, Xuân Nam, Kim Thoa, Thế Bình, Như Trang, Khôi Nguyên, Hồng Điệp... Trường ca sông Lô - instrumental only(Epic Song of Lô River)Composed by Văn Cao Post-war, Drama
Friday night dramas Starting from first full week of October, Vietnamese dramas was aired periodically around 21:00 on every Friday night on VTV1.
Note: The time slot was delayed on 31 Dec due to special event.
Broadcast Title Eps. Prod. Cast and crew Theme song(s) Genre Notes8 Oct-19 NovFollowed by Những nẻo đường phù sa (The Alluvial Roads), episode 24 to episode 30 (End).26 Nov-3 Dec Người bị từ chối (The One Who Get Refused) 2(84′) VTV Film Prod. Nguyễn Thế Hồng (director); Trần Vịnh (writer); Ngọc Dung, Lan Hương, Hạnh Đạt, Ngọc Tuyết, Mai Phương, Tuấn Anh, Mai Hoa... Drama short story of the same name by Văn Phan10-17 Dec Bụi vàng (Yellow Dust) 2 VTV Film Prod. Mạc Văn Chung (director); Lê Công Hội (writer); Vĩnh Xương, Mai Hương, Xuân Điệp, Hồng Điệp, Xuân Nam, Bảo Ninh, Quốc Khánh, Ngọc Dung, Phát Triệu... Drama 22-24 Dec Đốm lửa biên thùy (The Spark at the Frontier) 2 VTV Film Prod. Vũ Trường Khoa (director); Hương Tuấn Vũ (writer); Linh Nga, Dương Mạc An Tôn, Hoàng Công, Trần Anh, Đình Mười, Thu Hương, Hồ Sỹ Cần, Trần Xuân Sơn, Triều Đại, Phan Thuần, Hồ Văn Nghệ, Hoàng Hùng, Thái Khắc Hà, Sầm Thức, Thế Anh... 'Đốm lửa biên thùy' theme songComposed by Vũ Thảo Drama, Romance, Ethnic, Crime Ep 1 airs on Wed. Produced in occasion of People's Army Day.
For The First Time On VTV3 Screen dramas These dramas were aired under the name of the program For The First Time On VTV3 Screen (Vietnamese: Lần đầu tiên trên màn ảnh VTV3).
Until 1 June, the program followed the schedule from previous year which it airs around 21:00 on every Tuesday night.
From 10 Jul to 22 Jul, the program was moved to Thursday night.
From 23 Jul to 24 Oct, the program released 2 issues per week with the time slot on every Friday & Sunday night.
Since 30 Oct, it changed one more time, reduced back to 1 issues per week with the time slot moved to Saturday afternoon.