The Monkey Goes West

The Monkey Goes West

112 mins | Action, Adventure, Music, Fantasy | Jan. 18, 1966

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.

The Monkey Goes West

112 mins | Action, Adventure, Music, Fantasy | Jan. 18, 1966

The Monkey Goes West
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Shaw Brothers
Original title 西遊記
Directors Ho Meng-Hua
Writers Cheng Kang, Wu Cheng'en

Cast

Elliot Ngok

as Monkey King Su Wu Kong

Ho Fan

as Monk Tang Xuan Zang

Tien Shun

as Sandy Friar / Juan Lian Marshal

Pang Pang

as The Pig

Fan Mei-Sheng

as 3rd Prince of West Dragon King

Kao Pao-shu

as Green Snake Demon

Lan Wei-Lieh

as King of Black Wind

Lee Ying

as Master Gao

Diana Chang Chung-Wen

as Miss Gao

Mao Wei

as Misss Gao's lover

Tina Chin Fei

as Green Snake Demon's daughter

Mars

as Sand Demon

Man Sau

as

Ku Feng

as

Yam Ho

as