Collection

Journey to the West Collection (Shaw Brothers)

1960s Hong Kong film series produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Ho Meng-hua.

6 titles 1966–1981

All Titles in Order

The Monkey Goes West
The Monkey Goes West
Title 1

The Monkey Goes West

1966 ★ 8.0

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.

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Princess Iron Fan
Title 2

Princess Iron Fan

1966 ★ 6.0

The mythological tale of a quest from China to India to bring back Buddhist scriptures, famous for the adventures of Sun Wukong, the notorious Monkey King.

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The Cave of the Silken Web
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The Cave of the Silken Web

1967 ★ 5.7

Monkey King, Pig and Friar Sand must rescue his master Buddhist monk from seven witches / spiders who believe themselves to be immortal if they eat the monk's flesh. The third part of the Shaw Brothers film series about Monkey King after the novel "Journey to the West."

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The Land of Many Perfumes
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The Land of Many Perfumes

1968 ★ 7.0

The Monk, Monkey and Pigsy find themselves in the title realm, where women can only give birth to women...unless loved by a man

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The Fantastic Magic Baby
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The Fantastic Magic Baby

1975 ★ 6.0

In The Fantastic Magic Baby, director Chang Cheh weaves a wild and woolly yarn about how the legendary Monkey King and Goddess of Mercy battle and defeat the child god Hung Hai-erh then point him down the road to righteousness.

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My Young Auntie
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My Young Auntie

1981 ★ 6.4

Cheng Tai-nun is a young martial-arts champion. She marries an elderly landowner so that he can keep his estate from falling into the greedy and corrupt hands of his brother, Yu Yung-Sheng.

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