The Monkey Goes West
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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.
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Part of Journey to the West Collection (Shaw Brothers)
6 films
Cast
27 people
Elliot Ngok Wah
Monkey King Su Wu Kong
Known for
Come Drink with Me
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Elliot Ngok
Monkey King Su Wu Kong
Ho Fan
Monk Tang Xuan Zang
Also in
Blind Swordswoman
Love Without End
Tien Shun
Sandy Friar / Juan Lian Marshal
Also in
The Bells of Death
The Everlasting Glory
Pang Pang
The Pig
Known for
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Fan Mei-Sheng
3rd Prince of West Dragon King
Known for
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
The Magnificent Butcher
Kao Pao-Shu
Green Snake Demon
Also in
The Love Eterne
Vengeance Is a Golden Blade
Lan Wei-Lieh
King of Black Wind
Known for
Come Drink with Me
Lee Ying
Master Gao
Known for
Iron Monkey 2
Diana Chang Chung-Wen
Miss Gao
Also in
The Amorous Lotus Pan
Kiss and Kill
Mao Wei
Misss Gao's lover
Also in
The Lark
Pink Tears
Tina Chin Fei
Green Snake Demon's daughter
Also in
Temptress of a Thousand Faces
Na Cha and the Seven Devils
Ho Meng-Hua Director · Cheng Kang Writer Wu Cheng'en Author
First release January 18, 1966 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Original title 西遊記
Production
Shaw Brothers
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Languages
Original title
西遊記
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · January 18, 1966
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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