Key Details
Release StatusReleased
Release Date1927-02-02
Languagezh
Runtime59m
Production
Shanghai Film Company, Shanghai Photoplay Company
Overview
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.
Principal Cast
19 credited
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