The Cave of the Silken Web

The Cave of the Silken Web

59 mins | Adventure, Horror, Fantasy | Feb. 2, 1927

One of the earliest cinematic adaptation of Chinese classic novel Journey to the West. When seeking for food alone, Tang Xuanzang was kept prisoner by seven spider monsters who took the form of seven beautiful women. The Monkey King and the other two of Xuanzang's disciples managed to rescue him with the help of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva/Guanyin. They renounced the desire for lust and continued the quest for Buddhist Scriptures.

The Cave of the Silken Web

59 mins | Adventure, Horror, Fantasy | Feb. 2, 1927

The Cave of the Silken Web
One of the earliest cinematic adaptation of Chinese classic novel Journey to the West. When seeking for food alone, Tang Xuanzang was kept prisoner by seven spider monsters who took the form of seven beautiful women. The Monkey King and the other two of Xuanzang's disciples managed to rescue him with the help of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva/Guanyin. They renounced the desire for lust and continued the quest for Buddhist Scriptures.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Shanghai Film Company
Original title 盘丝洞
Directors Dan Duyu
Writers Guan Ji'an

Cast

Yin Mingzhu

as The Spider Queen

Ng Man-Chiu

as Wukong, the monkey

Jiang Meikang

as Tang Xuanzang, the pilgrim

Zhou Hongquan

as Zhu Wuneng, the pig

Zhan Jiali

as Sha Wujing, the shark

Rongzhu He

as The Man in White

Peizhen Xia

as Second spider spirit

Dan Erchun

as Sandy

Baoqi Chen

as yellow flower Daoist spirit