Journey to the West (1996)

Original title

西遊記

Cast

Kwong Wa, Dicky Cheung, Wayne Lai, Evergreen Mak, Rebecca Chan, Rain Lau, Chin Ka Lok, Joe Ma

Genre

Chinese mythology, adventure television series

Country

Hong Kong

Length

2 seasons, 72 episodes

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series follows a band of travelers on a mythical quest. The Monkey King and his companions face demons and gods along the way.

episodiclight-heartedadventurousmythichumorousfast-pacedwhimsicalcolorful

What happens

Journey to the West is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the 16th-century novel of the same title. Starring Dicky Cheung, Kwong Wah, Wayne Lai and Evergreen Mak, the series was produced by TVB and was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in November 1996. A sequel, Journey to the West II, was broadcast in 1998, but the role of the Monkey King was played by Benny Chan instead, due to contract problems between Dicky Cheung and TVB. Cheung later reprised the role in another television series The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (2002), which was broadcast on TVB but not produced by the station. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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