The Monkey Goes West (1966)

  • NR
  • 01/18/1966 (HK)
  • Music, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
  • 1h 52m

Overview

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.

Cheng Kang

Writer

Ho Meng-Hua

Director

Wu Cheng'en

Novel

Cast

Elliot Ngok Wah's headshot

Elliot Ngok Wah

Monkey King Su Wu Kong
Ho Fan's headshot

Ho Fan

Monk Tang Xuan Zang
Tien Shun's headshot

Tien Shun

Sandy Friar / Juan Lian Marshal
Pang Pang's headshot

Pang Pang

The Pig
Fan Mei-Sheng's headshot

Fan Mei-Sheng

3rd Prince of West Dragon King
Kao Pao-shu's headshot

Kao Pao-shu

Green Snake Demon
Lan Wei-Lieh's headshot

Lan Wei-Lieh

King of Black Wind
Lee Ying's headshot

Lee Ying

Master Gao

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