Movie
The Cave of the Silken Web
AdventureFantasy
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.
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Details
- Directed by
- Dan Duyu
- Released
- 2 Feb 1927
- Status
- Released
- Language
- Chinese
- Studio
- Shanghai Film Company, Shanghai Photoplay Company
- Votes
- 8 on TMDB
Cast
Yin MingzhuThe Spider Queen- NNg Man-ChiuWukong, the monkey
- JJiang MeikangTang Xuanzang, the pilgrim
- ZZhou HongquanZhu Wuneng, the pig
- ZZhan JialiSha Wujing, the shark
- RRongzhu HeThe Man in White
Peizhen XiaSecond spider spirit- DDan ErchunSandy
Baoqi Chenyellow flower Daoist spirit- HHe Peirong
- TTuochen Chen
- WWenmei Xia
- YYunjie Gu
- TTingting Zhou
