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Journey to the West (2011)

Journey to the West poster
Original title
西游记
Directed by
Zhang Jianya
Cast
Wu Yue, Nie Yuan, Zang Jin Sheng, Elvis Tsui, Zhao Han Tang, Ady An, Li Tai, He Zhuo Yan
Genre
action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy
Country
People's Republic of China
Length
1 season, 60 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This series follows a monk and his three supernatural disciples as they travel westward to retrieve Buddhist scriptures. They encounter various demons and obstacles along the journey.

episodicadventurousmythologicalslow-pacedcolorfulfantasticaltraditionalfamily-oriented

What happens

Journey to the West is a Chinese television series adapted from the 16th-century novel of the same title. Production for the 66 episodes long series started on 12 September 2009, and it was first broadcast in mainland China on 28 July 2011 on TVS. The series was produced by Zhang Jizhong and was released a year later than another television series of the same title (broadcast on Zhejiang Satellite TV), but with a different cast and crew. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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