Wu Cheng En

Wu Cheng'en (c. 1500–1582) was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty and is considered by many to be the author of Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.

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An American teenager obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery at a pawnshop in Chinatown: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior King Monkey. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager finds himself unexpectedly travelling to ancient Chi...

Another "Journey to the West" story about series of love entanglements that occurred after Tang Seng met the rat spirit in the Bottomless Pit. (Source: TMDB)

In an alternate time and place, the Daughters' Kingdom is home to beautiful girls who live a peaceful life and have four loyal guardians. Every year, at certain times of the year, holy water would flow from the Daughters' sacred altar, which was the secret of the Daughters' population. The ancestors...

The sequel to the 1927 film. It is considered a lost film.

The ten-reel silent film produced by Shanghai Yingxi Company was thought to be a lost film, until 2013, when an original copy of The Cave of the Silken Web was discovered in the archives of the National Library in Mo i Rana, Norway. The film was presented at the Films from the South 2013 festival in...

As Tang Seng and his three proteges head into the all-female territory in the Xi Liang nation known as Women’s Country, they meet the ruler of the country. On Sun Wukong’s suggestion, Tang Seng pretends to marry the ruler and lies that his three students will go to fetch the scriptures in place of h...

The mythical adventures of the legendary Chinese filou monkey, who must defeat a variety of cunning demons who stand on his way and that of his Buddhist travel companions. Although it is a literal monkey, although rather anthropomorphized, in the original legends, this film replaces it with the meag...

The continuation of A Chinese Odyssey part one....

~~ Based on the classic novel "Journey to the West" by Wu Cheng'en.

It tells the story of a world full of demons where people's lives are miserable. Xuan Zang is an aspiring Buddhist hero who tries to protect a village from three demons. He battles demons by using a book of nursery rhymes to appeal to their inherent goodness. He develops complex feelings for Miss Du...

The adventures of the King Monkey that must break a curse. One nomination at the 1996 Hong Kong Film Awards : Best Screenplay (Jeff Lau) - Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards 1996 Best Actor : Stephen Chow Best Screenplay : Jeff Lau Film of Merit

Due to the drought in the world, Huaguo Mountain, with a water source, is harassed by powerful monsters around it. In order to investigate the cause of the drought and also to obtain an appropriate weapon to fight the powerful monsters, Sun Wu Kong and his good friend Chikaoma Monkey participate in...

One UFO sighting after another proves false. He has to beg for money to keep his space-exploration magazine afloat. There are no messages in the TV static. Nevertheless, Tang Zhijun continues to believe in alien life forms and heads to the mountainous southwest of China, to investigate after watchin...

This tells the story of a careless little pig who had the opportunity to become a human. Taibai Jinxing told him he was Zhu Bajie's eighth renaissance. It was then taken between the nine-life cat demon and Xiaolongnv's journey looking for the exquisite gold pill. (Source: iQIYI)

Tang Monk brings 3 disciples along with him on a journey to the West. On the outside, everything seems harmonious but tension present beneath the surface; and their hearts and minds are not in agreement. After a series of demon-capturing events, the monk and his disciples gain mutual understanding o...

The film tells a series of wonderful magical stories about the three monks and apprentices of Tang monk passing through the City of Ten Thousand Demons, fighting against the demon king and conquering the Drifting Monk. (Source: Google Translate Baidu)

The demon ancestor is set to reappear in a thousand years and the day is fast approaching. In order to defeat him, Sun Xiaotian who is the son of the wealthiest man in Changheng City embarks on a journey of rebirth. Dongfang Mo, Di Ting and Gongde Zhangmen have been searching for the incarnation of...

Masters of different martial arts styles start to disappear or are killed mysteriously. (Source: IMDb)

In order to improve his fighting power, Sun Wukong asks Old Master Taishang to upgrade the Golden Cudgel. However, the cauldron was destroyed and the cudgel fell to the earth and disappeared. In order not to annoy Sun Wukong, he decides to send a child named Silver Horn to the mortal world to find t...

It follows Sun Xiaotian and his companions on their journey to the West. As they search for the whereabouts of the legendary Black Wind Old Demon, they encounter his daughter Su Luoying and uncover a huge conspiracy. After recovering his powers, Sun Xiaotian (Xie Miao) and his three companions Dong...

As an adaptation of "Journey to the West", this comedy version shows how the monk acquired his disciples and started on a journey to the west.

It tells the story of a deity who was proud of his victory over Qiongqi in the battle of heaven, was demoted to earth after the trouble. After saving the common people, it is clear what is love, what is righteousness, and the story of self-salvation is completed.

500 years ago, three spirits escaped from Heaven, but Wu Kong got separated from Zi Xia and Bu Kong. Now they’ve all taken human form as the latter two head an army to fight the Bull Demon. It is during one of those battles that Zi Xia recognizes Wu Kong, with whom she was in love, as one of the ene...

Sun Wukong, (the king of monkeys) is a monkey born of a celestial stone that acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against the sky and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 years, he then accompanied monk Xuanzang on his journey to India. Thus, according to legend, Buddhism is introduced...

The film follows the Tang Monk and his three disciples on their westbound pilgrimage, beating monsters and villains along the way. (Letterboxd)

500 years after taking the holy scriptures from the West, Tang Monk passed away and the Golden-Winged Roc was in turmoil in the Three Realms. In order to save the three worlds, Sun Wukong descends to earth with the relic of the Buddha in his mouth. In the process of gathering his disciples Sha Wujin...

The golden-haired Rat Spirit guarding the Buddha’s lamp begins to issue its orders as those of the Buddha’s. The inhabitants of Heaven are ready to obey his orders, but not the Monkey King. (Source: Letterboxd)

This film tells the story of Monkey King's catastrophe on the way with his master to learn the scriptures. (Source: iQIYI)

During their journey to the west to retrieve Buddhist sutras, Sun Wukong is always questioned by his master Tang Sanzang about killing people indiscriminately, which results in a gap between them. One day, they stray into a village and run into a cute fox Xiaoqi, and Xiaoqi's elder brother is onto T...

The two monkey spirits on the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit are very close. The Six-Eared monkey meets Long Ruyi and gets a string of Buddha beads. In order to find a way to protect their home, they takes a long journey to Heaven’s Column. The two monkeys carelessly fall from it, but saved by Long R...

The stone monkey was imprisoned in the Valley of Complaints because of repeated violations of Tian Tiao. Master Tongxuan asked him to put on a curse to protect the people from the lower realm, but the stone monkey refused to follow it. Somebody led him to escape from the lower realm of Heaven and re...

An upcoming 3D Chinese-American action fantasy film based on the classic novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. The film will be directed by Zhang Jinlai and produced by Mark Johnson. ~~ A co-production with U.S.A.

This is the last part of the Odyssey Trilogy. Fairy Zixia uses the Pandora's Box to look into the future. She sees there's a war coming between mankind and the gods. Desperate to prevent this from happening, she travels back in time, also hoping to try and stop Joker, the current human form of the M...

When Sun Wukong was causing havoc in heaven, Tian Peng fought him and drew with him. After Sun Wukong was imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha, Tian Peng was ordered to go down to earth and kill him in order to avoid further trouble. He met the monster hunter, Bao, and her team there. They set...

Another story about Journey to The West. The nine-ringed tin rod of the Tanzang monk absorbed countless souls of demons and became the key to the survival of the demonic race. During the battle for the tin wand, King Monkey was accidentally seriously injured by Six Ears and left the team, losing his...

The story of Tang Seng and his apprentices passing through Huo Yan Mountain on the way to the west, saving Ganlin Village by extinguishing the fire and uncovering the truth behind Huoyan Mountain step by step. (Source: Baidu)

General Sha Wujing was Monkey King’s companion in legendary Journey to the West. At first time, maybe, we have Sha’s own prequel where he exiled from Heaven to Earth and reincarnated as a terrible man-eating sand demon. (Source: Letterboxd)

On their journey to obtain the sacred Sutras, monk Xuanzang and his companions save a girl who claims to have been accidentally caught into a trap for animals. Little do they know that they are going to fall in the hands of the spider demons... ~~ Adapted from the novel "Journey to the West" (西游...

Journey to the West comes to the big screen like never before in the 2007 film Saiyuuki! Also known as Monkey Magic and Adventures of the Super Monkey, this is the latest in a long line of adaptations of the Wu Cheng'en tome. One of the four great Chinese classics, Journey to the West, or Saiyuuki i...

Sun Wukong, who became a fighting and defeating Buddha, was actually bewitched by the wraiths, and Tang Sanzang suffered a disaster! At a critical juncture, Sun Wukong pulled out the source of the spirit of resentment, but found that she was a goddess of heaven and earth who had a fate of three hund...

The four monks and disciples of the Tang monk come to the Daughter Kingdom, but they meet the king of the Daughter Kingdom, with whom the Tang monk has a love affair for three lifetimes. (Source: Letterboxd)

Fifth chapter of another version “Journey to the West”. With Jack Tu as Sun Wukong and two singers from SH48, girl-band from Shanghai. (Source: Letterboxd)

As the savior of the world, Sun Wukong was deeply concerned because he had given a hopeless little girl Ba Haixing but failed to materialize it. Many years later, in a fierce battle with the three-eyed God of War, Sun Wukong was broken and fell into the mortal world, but unexpectedly reunited with B...

This film tells the story after the return of the western Tang monk and his disciples (the king of monkeys, Pigsy and the monk Sha). A modern boy, Sun Tianlei, doesn't do anything, he just drifts. Then he is trapped by a villain and his inheritance is also taken away from him. Then it is transported...

A border town often suffers from demons. Wu Jingzi sends the invitations to invite exorcists here to help. Shi, Meng Zhu, Bu Weilong, the man who loves Meng Zhu, and other exorcists all gather together and go to Cloud Cave. Along the way, they run into many demons and experience many difficulties. B...

A story before Marshal Canopy became Pigsy (Zhu Bajie), he was sent down to earth to defeat seven demons. (Source: Letterboxd)

Marshal Tianpeng was thrown into the mortal world by the Jade Emperor for molesting Chang'e. He wanted to return to the heaven as soon as possible, but he met his true love Gao Wushuang... (Source: Baidu)

The film tells the story of the monkey Sun Xiaotian who accidentally came to the world ten years later due to a sudden mysterious fire. (Source: Baidu)

Zhu Bu Hui is a son of Zhu Ba Jie. He has been looking for the murderer of his mother and relatives for many years in Chang'an City. When he met the monster catcher Xiao Lin Zi, Xiao Lin Zi helped Zhu Bu Hui find his mother-killing enemy, and with Xiao Lin Zi revealed the huge conspiracy of Xiao Ya...

The film tells that Zhu Ba Jie became a messenger of the pure altar after succeeding in the Scriptures. He became passionate about Jade Rabbit for pursuing lofty love, and was therefore involved in a plot to overthrow the heavens. He was in danger and crossed the modern society. The pig’s large inte...

Cuenta la conmovedora historia de la mujer Gao Cuilan que se casó con el valiente Zhu Ganglu, quien comenzó una historia de amor fuera de lugar. (Fuente : Baidu)

The story is based on the 57th "True and False Monkey King" of "Journey to the West". It tells that Monkey King was imprisoned in a mysterious cave with the tricks of the Huangmei boss in the sky. The mana was lost and the golden rod was confiscated. . The old monster Huang Mei has established an un...

Shaw Brothers starlet Tien stars as the mythical deity Red Boy. He is sent by the gods to do battle with the monkey King who is up to more magical mischief than is good for him. (Letterboxd)

The film tells that after the slaughter of the daughter country, the souls are full of grievances are unwilling to reincarnate. Under the conspiracy of the old Beiming Kun, they are trapped among the villains. Only by absorbing the masculine soul can the body be maintained. At this time, Tang Seng a...

Sun Wukong in the master of the West to learn, fell in love with his master Tang Xuanzang, but there are nine fox fight with their own. Partial life of nine fox is also a good demon, in order to Tang Xuanzang willing to pay their own lives, with a life to save the dead monk, but they can not be conv...

Tang Seng and Sun Wukong set a challenge for eachother – bypassing the Seven Spider Sisters and defeat the Hundred-eyed Demon Lord within seven days.

The film tells the story from the birth of Sun Wu Kong to his imprisonment by Buddha.

In The Fantastic and Magic Baby, director Chang Che weaves a wild and cottony story about how the legendary King of monkeys and the Goddess of mercy face and defeat the child-god Hung Hai-erh and then direct him on the path of righteousness. (Source: IMDb)

The Monkey King and his gang are confronted by the evil Princess Iron Fan, Madam White Bone and her two sexy sisters. (Source: IMDB)

16th-century novel recounting the efforts of a Buddhist monk and his magical companions to travel to India and bring back Buddhist sutras. (source: IMDB)

The Cave of the Silken Web is a 1967 film directed by Ho Meng Hua and produced by Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong. The film is based on an episode of the novel Journey to the West. The film is the third of a series of four films based on Journey To The West. The others are Monkey Goes West (1966)...

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In 2017, Son Oh Gong and Ma Wang are in conflict with each other as they seek true light in a dark world where evil thrives. Having entered into a contract with Seon Mi 25 years ago, giving him the right to ask for help from Son Oh Gong every time she calls him in exchange for leaving him free, both...

Journey to the West is a television series from Hong Kong produced by TVB in 1996, based on the classic Chinese novel of the same name. The series was very popular during its original broadcast on TVB Jade, mainly due to Dicky Cheung's performance in the role of King Monkey Sun Wukong. In 1998, the...

A sequel to (Journey to the West) JTTW I. The theme for this series was changed from love to piety and friendship. We would see more of relationships between mother and son, master and disciple, brother and brother, and among friends. [spcnet.tv]

Adapted from the famous Chinese classic novel of the same title by Wu Cheng'en, a writer of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), "Voyage en Occident" in its television version is directed by director Yang Jie. In 1986, the series took the lead in television hearings. Based on the real pilgrimage of the mon...

When a popular idol loses everything and ends up becoming the employee of its greatest anti-fan, it marks the beginning of a hilarious story of an anti becoming her true love. Tang Su, a member of a group of girls, is forced to leave her job due to misconceptions about her and then takes a lot of w...

Sun Wu Kong who was born from a magic stone, has been imprisoned underneath a mountain for five centuries for his mischief in the heavens. One day, the Guanyin told Monkey that the Monk Tang San Zang will set him free and Monkey will join him on a pilgrimage from China to India. The next day, Tripit...

A story that follows the great monkey god Sun Xiaotian in his battles to save humanity. According to legend, three ancient artefacts have been sealed within the three realms and collecting it will unleash an immeansurable power. In order to take the artefacts for themselves, chaos erupts in all the...

This drama depicts how Wu Cheng En's life, interests, friends and family influenced his penmanship of one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.

Happy Marshal is based on a Chinese classical mythology novel (including Journey to the West). The drama tells the story of a clever pig (Leo Ku) who wants to be a real person. After he undergo innumerable trials and hardships he finally made it. Along the way he falls in love with Little Dragon Mai...

What happens when one of the best restaurants in the world loses its secret sauce recipe? Wen-Ji, a famous restaurant in Hong Kong, is considered to be one of the “World’s 10 Best Restaurants” and has received the industry’s much-coveted two Michelin stars for the past five years. Celebrities and mi...

~~ Adapted from the classic novel of the same title.

A monkey born from a stone nourished by the Five Elements, who learns the art of the Tao, 72 polymorphic transformations, combat, and secrets of immortality, and through guile and force makes a name for himself as the Qítiān Dàshèng or “Great Sage Equal to Heaven”. His powers grow to match the force...

~~ Adapted from the classical novel "Journey to the West" (西游记) by 吴承恩 (Wu Cheng En). ~~ Three versions available: 45 episodes (HK version) || 60 episodes (Satellite TV) || 66 episodes (Terrestrial TV)

The Kingdom of the Daughters, hidden in the mountains since ancient times, is not known to outsiders. The whole country is composed of graceful, young and beautiful women. Jiang Liu Er, a kind-hearted boy who likes to transform into monsters, embarks on a thrilling journey to the country of the daug...

A Young monk Sanzo Hoshi sets out for India, never forgetting to keep a "believing heart" as he travels together with Son Goku (monkey), Sagojo (water monster) and Chohakkai (Pig), those spirits who are always causing problems. What adventures are awaiting our band of travellers on their way, and wi...

This is an online web drama produced by Youku and Wan He Tian Yi Company. It's a comedy composed of short saynetes.

Saiyuuki, also known by its English title Monkey, also commonly referred to as Monkey Magic (the show's title song), was filmed in Northwest China and Inner Mongolia. (Source: Wikipedia) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Journey to the West" by Wu Cheng En.

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This remake of the hit series of the same title (aka Monkey), which was aired from 1978 to 1980 was made especially for the TV station Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV)'s 40th anniversary, which also made the original series. It was filmed in China.

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