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The Monkey Goes West

Dir. Ho Meng-Hua·1966·1h 52m

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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The Monkey Goes West

The Monkey Goes West (1966)

Ho Meng-Hua

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1h 52m
Cross-source blend ~80/100

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Countries

Hong Kong

Ratings

TMDB users

8.0/10

2 votes

Rating consensus

80/100 blend

Sources: TMDB

Warm reception overall — weighted ~80/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

Elliot Ngok Wah

Monkey King Su Wu Kong

Ho Fan

Monk Tang Xuan Zang

Tien Shun

Sandy Friar / Juan Lian Marshal

Pang Pang

The Pig

Fan Mei-Sheng

3rd Prince of West Dragon King

Kao Pao-Shu

Green Snake Demon

Lan Wei-Lieh

King of Black Wind

Lee Ying

Master Gao

Diana Chang Chung-Wen

Miss Gao

Mao Wei

Misss Gao's lover

Tina Chin Fei

Green Snake Demon's daughter

Mars

Sand Demon

In “Journey to the West Collection (Shaw Brothers)”

Other entries TMDB groups in this collection — often a franchise or anthology.

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