The Monkey Goes West

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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Release date

18 Jan 1966

Runtime

1 h 52 min

• TMDB 8.0

Genres

• Fantasy
• Action
• Adventure

Director

Ho Meng-Hua

Franchise

Journey to the West Collection (Shaw Brothers)Part 1

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Countries

• HK

Cast

Elliot Ngok Wahas Monkey King Su Wu KongHo Fanas Monk Tang Xuan ZangTien Shunas Sandy Friar / Juan Lian MarshalPang Pangas The PigFan Mei-Shengas 3rd Prince of West Dragon KingKao Pao-Shuas Green Snake DemonLan Wei-Liehas King of Black WindLee Yingas Master GaoDiana Chang Chung-Wenas Miss GaoMao Weias Misss Gao's lover

Writers

Cheng Kang

Composer

WFWang Fu-LingEHEddie H. Wang Chi-Ren

Studios

Shaw Brothers

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