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The Cave of the Silken Web

02/02/1927

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0hr 59min

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Adventure

,Fantasy

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Yin Mingzhu
  • Ng Man-Chiu
  • Jiang Meikang
  • Zhou Hongquan
  • Zhan Jiali

    Director

  • Dan Duyu

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Shanghai Film Company
  • Shanghai Photoplay Company

    Production Countries

  • China

LANGUAGES

  • No Language

Cast

Yin Mingzhu

The Spider Queen

Ng Man-Chiu

Wukong, the monkey

Jiang Meikang

Tang Xuanzang, the pilgrim

Zhou Hongquan

Zhu Wuneng, the pig

Zhan Jiali

Sha Wujing, the shark

Rongzhu He

The Man in White

Peizhen Xia

Second spider spirit

Dan Erchun

Sandy

Baoqi Chen

yellow flower Daoist spirit

He Peirong