Wu Cheng'en (traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn, c. 1500–1582 or 1505–1580), 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.
Journey to the West is a Chinese television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on CCTV in China on 1 October 1986. The series became an instant classic in China and is still being praised as the best and most authentic interpretation of the novel. Unadapted portions of the original story were later covered in the second season, which was released in 1999.
Release Date1986-02-09
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count41
Vote Count67
When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.
Release Date1995-01-21
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count315
A monk and his three disciples—a rebellious Monkey King, a gluttonous pig demon, and a loyal river ogre—embark on a perilous journey to the West to retrieve sacred scriptures. Along the way, they face countless trials, battle demons, and grow in wisdom, ultimately fulfilling their divine quest and achieving enlightenment.
Release Date2012-01-30
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Episode Count60
Vote Count3
Sun Wukong, 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 Sanzang will set him free and Monkey will join him on a pilgrimage from China to India. The next day, Tripitaka came and set Monkey free, and the two started their Journey to the West. Along the way, they meet two new friends, Zhu Bajie and the Hermit Sha Wujing, who join them on the journey; together, they face many dangers and evil creatures and sorcerers and learn to get along.
Release Date1999-07-23
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Episode Count52
Vote Count10
This sequel to "Pandora's Box" continues director Jeffrey Lau's adaptation of the Buddhism saga "Journey to the West". Stranded five centuries in the past, Joker Monkey King must battle a variety of monsters, seductive women and super-powered villains to save the dying Pak Jing-Jing.
Release Date1995-02-04
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count268
Buddhist priest Tripitaka and his three disciples Monkey, Pigsy, and Sandy, travel from China to India to fetch the Buddhist scriptures. They have been sent by Buddha, and getting these scriptures will bring peace to the people of the world.
Release Date1978-10-01
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Episode Count52
Vote Count17
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."
Release Date1967-07-31
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count11
Sun Wukong, the King of the Monkeys, sets off on his first adventure to gain a worthy weapon. This earns the attention of the Jade Emperor of Heaven.
Release Date1961-07-25
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Vote Count92
The all-powerful Monkey King once roamed freely between Heaven and Earth, but after angering the Gods, he was imprisoned within an ice cage deep within the mountains. 500 years later, monsters attack a small village and a child flees to the mountains. Unknowingly, the child releases the Monkey King from his curse. With the help and encouragement from this special child, Monkey King saves the village from the evil monsters.
Release Date2015-07-10
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count301
Taking place 500 years after the Havoc in Heaven, the Tang Priest is appointed by Buddha to go to the West to fetch the sacred scriptures, only to accidentally free the Monkey King. With Lady White aiming to break up the team assembled to defeat her, the Monkey King must fight in order to save his world!
Release Date2016-01-22
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count114
The Monkey King and his friends try to break free from a ruler that takes them hostage. However, their exploits provoke the anger of a deity that decides to punish them for their actions.
Release Date2018-02-16
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count62
In the future, technology and mankind are fused together. The world’s largest corporation, “Nirvana Corporation”, implants a “Nirvana ID” into newborns that not only serve convenience functions such as identification and payment but also preserve every person’s complete life record. Set in the distant future, lazy and selfish Pigsy embarks on a journey of deceit and swindling in an effort to attain a better life, only to find out that true happiness is closer than you think.
Release Date2022-09-25
DepartmentWriting
JobCharacters
Vote Count1
Release Date2021-06-24
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Vote Count2
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.
Release Date1966-01-18
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count2
Release Date2000-02-08
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Episode Count16
Vote Count2
Based on the chapter of Fire Cloud Cave, the movie tells the story of Red Child, who is naughty by nature and innocent at heart, being compelled by the Black Cloud Immortal to capture the Longevity Monk to make a reunion dinner for his parents. During the fight between Wukong and Red Child, Black Cloud Immortal takes the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and awakens the ancient demonic beast Taotie. Black Cloud Immortal manipulates Taotie to attack the Heavenly Court and the Spirit Mountain, stirring up the three worlds, and eventually, Wukong uses self-sacrifice to resolve the disaster, and at the same time, awakens the goodness in Red Child's heart.
Release Date2024-09-15
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
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.
Release Date1975-08-15
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count3
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.
Release Date1927-02-02
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JobNovel
Vote Count8
Release Date1982-10-01
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JobCreator
The story is based on an episode of the novel Journey to the West. The film features puppet live action, about 30% of the movie, with animated 3D backgrounds and characters.
Release Date2007-02-16
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
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.
Release Date1966-08-10
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count4
Release Date1986-08-01
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count34
The Monk, Monkey and Pigsy find themselves in the title realm, where women can only give birth to women...unless loved by a man
Release Date1968-01-26
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count3
The Longevity Monk has been captured by a demon, and the remaining Monkey King, Piggy, and Monk Sha are in a critical situation as they are arguing over a crisis of trust. It turns out that Monk Sha was once a half-demon who went astray, but in the nick of time, he was enlightened by the Dragon Subduing and Tiger Fighting Lohan and returned to the right path. Buddha gave a very important task to Monk Sha, which was to secretly help the Monkey King, the Monkey King, the Star of the West.
Release Date2015-05-29
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count1
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.
Release Date1972-02-10
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count1
Follows an adventurous teenage girl and her baby brother in the not-so-distant future, after they liberate the forgotten protector of Earth, Okon, in the hopes that he can help reunite them with their missing parents. Together, the unlikely trio sets off on a surprise-filled journey, discovering the deeper meaning of family along the way.
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
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.
Release Date2018-08-15
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
It is said that on this day, the Tang monk, master and apprentice went through thousands of mountains and rivers, and came to a place called Flame Mountain. The flames here stretched for hundreds of miles, blocking the road to the west. It turned out that Sun Dasheng made a disturbance in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago and knocked over the alchemy furnace of the Supreme Lord. The true fire of samadhi descended from the sky, accomplishing another tribulation on the path of learning the scriptures. Tang Seng is frowning, Zhu Bajie retreats before the battle, and Monkey King plans to ask the wife of the Bull Demon King to extinguish the fire with a plantain fan.
Release Date1958-12-31
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
A monkey king who learns the secrets of magic goes on a spree and causes no end of aggravation for the gods, who finally imprison him. In order to make up for all the trouble he's caused, he is sent on a mission to accompany a prince who is the son of the gods on a journey through a land filled with dangers, monsters, cannibals and demons.
Release Date1960-08-14
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count22
In 2014, Tsai Ming-Liang was invited to make a film for the MarseilleFID, Marseille International Film Festival. Since he was not familiar with Marseille, he decided to make a film as tourist, capturing the beautiful Mediterranean sunshine in the late summer of that year. He also invited famous French actor, Denis Lavant, to appear alongside Lee Kang-Sheng playing Xuanzang. "Journey to the West" was invited to be the opening short film at the Berlin International Film Festival the same year.
Release Date2014-04-24
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count31
Release Date1926-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Sun Wukong and the group arrive at a monastery, where the Daoist lads offer Sangzang some ginseng fruits, shaped inexplicably like babies. Incensed he has not been offered one, Wukong steals three, and shares them with his brothers.
Release Date1981-04-19
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count3
Release Date1983-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
To stop the revival of the Great Demon King, the villain threatening the world, Son-Goku, Samzang, and Okdongja against the Great Demon King.
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JobCharacters
Neddie (Dorothy's son) programs a computer belonging to the Wizard's son, Frank, to take him and Toto 2 to China. Once there, they are met by the Monkey Prince who steals the computer. Unless the other Oz Kids can find them, Neddie and Toto 2 will never get back to Emerald City!
Release Date1996-10-19
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count1
An evil force has trapped the villagers of Qing Ya and spirited them away to a realm in the clouds. There, guarded by fierce dragon-like creatures, they must toil endlessly to satisfy the whims of the cloud-dwelling gods.
Release Date2021-06-19
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Vote Count3
Red Kid abducts Monk Tripitaka to turn his flesh into a feast to treat his mother Princess Iron Fan. Monkey King is subdued. Red Kid is taken as a disciple of the Goddess of Mercy. As Monk Tripitaka and his disciples reach the Flaming Mountain, they are unable to pass through it. The monk sends Monkey to borrow the princess's magic fan to disperse the fire. But the Princess still bears a grudge over her son’s destiny, wielding her fan to slap Monkey away. Monkey transforms into a bug, landing in her tea and hitting her stomach. In pain, the Princess answers his request, but she lends him a fake fan. With his request turned down by Ox King, Monkey disguises as Ox to beguile the wife and get the fan. Ox King transforms into Pigsy to snatch back the fan. Taoist God Pagoda arrives to subdue Ox in the company of Red Kid. Ox finally relents and yields the fan, which extinguishes the flames and sees the monk and his disciples safely off to a new phase of their journey.
Release Date1962-07-25
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
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.
Release Date1962-09-12
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
The mythical adventures of the legendary Chinese trickster Monkey, who must outwit a variety of wily demons who stand in the way of him and his fellow Buddhist travelers. Though portrayed as a literal, if rather anthropomorphized, monkey in the original legends, this film substitutes the spindly comic actor Norihei Miki, sans makeup.
Release Date1959-04-19
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count1
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Episode Count1
The film adapts two episodes from the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, focusing on the tales of the Yellow Wind Demon and the King of Spiritual Touch.
Release Date1968-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a mission to prevent a demonic resurrection. As Genjo Sanzo, Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku (Kenichi Enomoto) fight their way to their goal, their path is fraught with internal strife.
Release Date1940-11-06
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count1
Historical Drama
Release Date1962-05-30
DepartmentWriting
JobStory
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