Underplayed Gems

Ji Gong (1985)

Ji Gong poster
Original title
济公
Genre
period drama film, comedy drama
Country
People's Republic of China
Length
2 seasons, 12 episodes
Rated
TV-G
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More series like thisWatch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

A monk from Chinese folklore, known for his ragged clothes and wild behavior, helps ordinary people using his wisdom and supernatural powers. The show mixes humor with lessons about kindness and justice.

whimsicallightheartedfolksyplayfulnostalgicwarmcomedicearthy

What happens

Ji Gong (Chinese: 济公; pinyin: Jì Gōng) is a 1985 Chinese mythology fantasy television series directed by Zhang Ge, and starring You Benchang and Lü Liang as the "Mad Monk" Ji Gong, a popular Chinese folklore figure from the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.