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The Monkey Goes West

1966 · 112 min

A colourful, episodic mythic adventure with playful magical spectacle and a stately, old-fashioned pace.

Directed by
Ho Meng-Hua
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
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.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Faith, survival, friendship, loyalty
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Ho Meng-Hua
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
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In this series

Journey to the West Collection (Shaw Brothers)

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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • faith
    • survival
    • friendship
    • loyalty
    • power
    Places
    • fantasy world
    • wilderness
    • road trip
    Era
    period
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror2
    Humour4
    Realism2
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    fantasy, action, adventure
    Directed by
    Ho Meng-Hua
    Written by
    Cheng Kang
    Starring
    Elliot Ngok Wah, Ho Fan, Tien Shun, Pang Pang, Fan Mei-Sheng, Kao Pao-Shu, Lan Wei-Lieh, Lee Ying
    Music
    Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren, Wang Fu-Ling
    Runtime
    112 min
    Country
    Hong Kong
    Languages
    Mandarin

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