Fantasy ·Action ·Adventure · Hong Kong · 1966 · 1h 52m

The Monkey Goes West

西遊記

The Monkey Goes West poster
Director
Ho Meng-Hua
Cast
Elliot Ngok Wah as Monkey King Su Wu Kong Ho Fan as Monk Tang Xuan Zang Tien Shun as Sandy Friar / Juan Lian Marshal Pang Pang as The Pig Fan Mei-Sheng as 3rd Prince of West Dragon King Kao Pao-Shu as Green Snake Demon
Crew
Chiang Hsing-Lung — Editor Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren — Original Music Composer Wang Fu-Ling — Original Music Composer Cheng Kang — Writer Wu Cheng'en — Novel Run Run Shaw — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Monkey Goes West — Official Trailer
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Key Collaborators
Ho Meng-Hua Director Chiang Hsing-Lung Editor Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren Original Music Composer Wang Fu-Ling Original Music Composer Cheng Kang Writer Wu Cheng'en Novel Run Run Shaw Producer
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