Cave of the Silken Web (1967)

Original title

盤絲洞

Directed by

Ho Meng Hua

Genre

fantasy, adventure, action, music

Country

British Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Buddhist monk and his three magical disciples travel through a strange land. They encounter a group of spider spirits who try to capture them.

mythicalwhimsicalcolorfulfantasticalenergeticretrolightheartedaction-packed

What happens

The Cave of the Silken Web (Chinese: 盤絲洞) is a 1967 film directed by Ho Meng Hua and produced by Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong. The film is based on an episode from the 16th-century classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. The film is the third of a series of four films based on Journey to the West. The others are Monkey Goes West (1966), Princess Iron Fan (1966) and The Land of Many Perfumes (1968). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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