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Film / 1966
The Monkey Goes West
Directed by
Ho Meng-Hua
THE MONKEY GOES WEST is the first entry in the studio’s epic, four-part screen adaptation of “Journey to the West,” a 16th-century novel recounting the efforts of a Buddhist monk and his magical companions to travel to India and bring back Buddhist sutras.
The story
THE MONKEY GOES WEST is the first entry in the studio’s epic, four-part screen adaptation of “Journey to the West,” a 16th-century novel recounting the efforts of a Buddhist monk and his magical companions to travel to India and bring back Buddhist sutras.
In the same saga
Journey to the West Collection (Shaw Brothers)
In release order
See all films (6)
Cast
Elliot Ngok WahMonkey King Su Wu Kong
Ho FanMonk Tang Xuan Zang
Tien ShunSandy Friar / Juan Lian Marshal
Pang PangThe Pig
Fan Mei-Sheng3rd Prince of West Dragon King
Kao Pao-ShuGreen Snake Demon
Lan Wei-LiehKing of Black Wind
Lee YingMaster Gao
Diana Chang Chung-WenMiss Gao
Mao WeiMisss Gao's lover
Tina Chin FeiGreen Snake Demon's daughter
MarsSand Demon
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