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The Cave of the Silken Web

1967 · 82 min

A colourful, playful fantasy adventure with lively action, broad comedy and a storybook charm that keeps it light and easy to follow.

Directed by
Ho Meng-Hua
Genres
Fantasy, Adventure, Action
Overview
Monkey King, Pig and Friar Sand must rescue his master Buddhist monk from seven witches / spiders who believe themselves to be immortal if they eat the monk's flesh. The third part of the Shaw Brothers film series about Monkey King after the novel "Journey to the West."
How it feels
Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Survival, loyalty, deception, power
Content
Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Ho Meng-Hua
Genres
Fantasy, Adventure, Action
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In this series

Journey to the West Collection (Shaw Brothers)

  1. The Monkey Goes WestMovie · 1966
  2. The Cave of the Silken WebMovie · 1967 This title
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • loyalty
    • deception
    • power
    • faith
    Places
    • fantasy world
    • wilderness
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror3
    Humour5
    Realism2
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    fantasy, adventure, action, music
    Directed by
    Ho Meng-Hua
    Written by
    Cheng Kang
    Starring
    Chow Lung-Cheung, Ho Fan, Pang Pang, Tien Shun, Liu Liang-Hua, Angela Yu Chien, Shen Yi, Helen Ma Hoi-lun
    Music
    Wang Fu-Ling
    Cinematography
    Lam Kwok-Cheung
    Runtime
    82 min
    Country
    Hong Kong
    Languages
    Mandarin

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