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The Monkey Goes West

Original title: Xi you ji
  • 19661966
  • 1h 52m
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7.2/10
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Xi you ji (1966)
  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Musical
16th-century novel recounting the efforts of a Buddhist monk and his magical companions to travel to India and bring back Buddhist sutras.16th-century novel recounting the efforts of a Buddhist monk and his magical companions to travel to India and bring back Buddhist sutras.16th-century novel recounting the efforts of a Buddhist monk and his magical companions to travel to India and bring back Buddhist sutras.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
97
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  • Director
    • Meng-Hua Ho
  • Writer
    • Kang Cheng
  • Stars
    • Diana Chung-Wen Chang
    • Fan Ho
    • Hua Yueh
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  • Director
    • Meng-Hua Ho
  • Writer
    • Kang Cheng
  • Stars
    • Diana Chung-Wen Chang
    • Fan Ho
    • Hua Yueh
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    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Hua Yueh in Xi you ji (1966)
    Hua Yueh and Peng Peng in Xi you ji (1966)
    Peng Peng in Xi you ji (1966)
    Hua Yueh in Xi you ji (1966)
    Diana Chung-Wen Chang in Xi you ji (1966)
    Peng Peng and Diana Chung-Wen Chang in Xi you ji (1966)
    Xi you ji (1966)
    Peng Peng in Xi you ji (1966)
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    Peng Peng and Diana Chung-Wen Chang in Xi you ji (1966)
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    Diana Chung-Wen Chang
    • Miss. Gaoas Miss. Gao
    Fan Ho
    Fan Ho
    • Monk Tang Tsengas Monk Tang Tseng…
    Hua Yueh
    Hua Yueh
    • Monkey Kingas Monkey King
    Pao-Shu Kao
    Pao-Shu Kao
    Tina Chin-Fei
    Tina Chin-Fei
    • Green Snake Demon's Daughteras Green Snake Demon's Daughter
    Peng Peng
    Peng Peng
    • Pigsyas Pigsy
    Shun Tien
    • Sandyas Sandy
    Hsin-Yen Chao
    Hsin-Yen Chao
    • Goddess of Mercyas Goddess of Mercy
    Pei-Pei Cheng
    Pei-Pei Cheng
    • Spirit-Sister Skeletonas Spirit-Sister Skeleton
    Eun-hie Choi
    Eun-hie Choi
      Ji-Hee Choi
        Yao-Ko Chu
        Yao-Ko Chu
        • Earth Godas Earth God
        Mei Sheng Fan
        Mei Sheng Fan
        • 3rd Prince of West Dragon Kingas 3rd Prince of West Dragon King
        Feng Ku
        Feng Ku
        • Gao's Servantas Gao's Servant
        Wei-Lieh Lan
        • King of Black Windas King of Black Wind
        Ying Lee
        Ying Lee
        • Master Gaoas Master Gao
        Hsiao-Chung Li
        Hsiao-Chung Li
        Kun Li
        Kun Li
        • Director
          • Meng-Hua Ho
        • Writer
          • Kang Cheng
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        9/10
        beautifully restored Shaw Brothers classic
        This film version tells an early segment of the lengthy Chinese folk tale Journey to the West. The newly released (in Hong Kong, anyway) DVD version has been digitally restored, and so the visual and audio presentation is at least as good as it was at its 1966 release, with full, rich color and sound (I kept thinking of the restored version of The Wizard of Oz, with the almost-too-bright colors).

        The film clearly was made for Chinese audiences who would have been familiar with the story. Consequently, much of the history of Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy is brief to nonexistant, which is a shame, as it's central to understanding how they came to be together. Nonetheless, it's thoroughly enjoyable; even the musical numbers.

        Celestial Pictures has also released another story from Journey to the West, Princess Iron Fan, with many of the same characters.
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        • Release date
          • January 18, 1966 (Hong Kong)
        • Country of origin
          • Hong Kong
        • Language
          • Mandarin
        • Also known as
          • Monkey
        • Filming locations
          • Alishan, Taiwan
        • Production company
          • Shaw Brothers
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 52 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 2.35 : 1

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