The Cave of the Silken Web (1927)

The Cave of the Silken Web (1927)

1927-02-02 China 59 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Yin Mingzhu is The Spider Queen
The Spider Queen
Ng Man-Chiu is Wukong, the monkey
Wukong, the monkey
Jiang Meikang is Tang Xuanzang, the pilgrim
Tang Xuanzang, the pilgrim
Zhou Hongquan is Zhu Wuneng, the pig
Zhu Wuneng, the pig
Zhan Jiali is Sha Wujing, the shark
Sha Wujing, the shark
Rongzhu He is The Man in White
The Man in White
Peizhen Xia is Second spider spirit
Second spider spirit
Dan Erchun is Sandy
Baoqi Chen is yellow flower Daoist spirit
yellow flower Daoist spirit