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The Cave Of The Silken Web (1967 Film)
''The Cave of the Silken Web'' () 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). Cast * Tien Shun as Sha Wujing, Monk Sandy * Pang Pang - Pigsy * Liu Liang Hua as Elder Sister, Gold spider * Angela Yu Chien as Third sister, Red Spider * Shen Yi - Green spider * Helen Ma - Purple spider * Shirley Wong Sa-Lee - Brown spider * Tien Meng - Silver spider * Yau Ching - Blue spider * Tang Ti - Centipede Goblin * Shum Lo - Earth Lord * Ng Wai - Earth Mistress * Ho Fan as Tang Sanzang Tang Sanzang () is a central character in the 16th century novel ''Journey to the West'' by Wu Cheng'en. Tang Sanzang is based on the historical Buddhist monk X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho Meng Hua
Ho Meng Hua (1 January 1923 - 19 May 2009) was a Chinese film director from Shanghai, working in the Cinema of Hong Kong and the Cinema of Taiwan. Early life In 1923, Ho was born in Guangdong province, China. Ho grew up in Shanghai, China. Education Ho graduated from Shanghai Drama Institute. Career In 1955, Ho joined the Shaw Brothers studio. In 1958, Ho's directorial debut was An Appointment After Dark. Ho eventually became one the studios' most prolific directors, directing about fifty films between then and 1980.(credited as He Menghua, p. 181) Filmography Films * 1955 ''Romance in the Western Chamber'' - as screenwriter. * 1956 ''Miss Kikuko'' - as assistant director. * 1958 ''Red Lantern ()'' - as director. * 1958 ''An Appointment after Dark'' - as director. * 1959 ''Day-Time Husband'' - as director. * 1960 ''Rendezvous in the South Sea'' * 1960 ''Malayan Affair ()'' - as director, screenwriter. * 1964 ''Between Tears and Smiles'' - co-director * 1964 ''The Warlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classic Chinese Novels
Classic Chinese Novels () are the best-known novels of pre-modern Chinese literature. These are among the world's longest and oldest novels. They represented a new complexity in structure and sophistication in language that helped to establish the novel as a respected form among later popular audiences and sophisticated critics. They include the ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', ''Water Margin'', ''Journey to the West'', and ''The Plum in the Golden Vase'' of the Ming dynasty and '' Dream of the Red Chamber (Story of the Stone)'' and '' The Scholars'' of the Qing dynasty. The scholar C. T. Hsia wrote that these six "remain the most beloved novels among the Chinese." Nomenclature and subgroupings The scholar Andrew H. Plaks writes that the term "classic novels" in reference to these six titles is a "neologism of twentieth-century scholarship" that seems to have come into common use under the influence of C. T. Hsia's ''The Classic Chinese Novel''. He adds that he is not sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Mandarin-language Films
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1967 Films
The year 1967 in film involved some significant events. It is widely considered one of the most ground-breaking years in American cinema, with "revolutionary" films highlighting the shift towards forward thinking European standards at the time, including: '' Bonnie and Clyde'', ''The Graduate'', ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner'', '' Cool Hand Luke'', ''The Dirty Dozen'', '' In Cold Blood'', '' In the Heat of the Night'', ''The Jungle Book'' and '' You Only Live Twice''. Highest-grossing films North America The top ten 1967 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Outside North America The highest-grossing 1967 films in countries outside North America. Events * The prototype for the IMAX large-format-film acquisition and screening system is exhibited at Expo 67 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada * The MPAA adopts a new logo, which is still used today. * July 8 - Vivien Leigh, best known for ''Gone with the Wind'' and ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', dies f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Adventure Comedy Films
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The Cave Of The Silken Web (1927 Film)
''The Cave of the Silken Web'' () a.k.a. ''Journey to the West - the Spiders Cave'' () a.k.a. ''Spiders'' is a 1927 Chinese film directed by Dan Duyu and starring Yin Mingzhu as the first spider spirit. It is based on an episode of the shenmo fantasy novel ''Journey to the West'', a Chinese literary classic written in the Ming Dynasty. The ten-reel silent film was produced by Shanghai Yingxi Company. It was thought to be a lost film, until 2011, when an original copy of ''The Cave of the Silken Web'' was discovered in the archives of the National Library in Mo i Rana, Norway. The film was presented at the Films from the South 2013 festival in Oslo. Roughly three-quarters of the film is preserved, the first reel and a section in the middle is lost. The Norwegian copy has retained the original Chinese intertitles, but includes additional jokes in Norwegian written for the local audience. Cast * Yin Mingzhu as First Spider Spirit * Xia Peizhen as Second Spider Spirit * Wu Wench ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tang Sanzang
Tang Sanzang () is a central character in the 16th century novel ''Journey to the West'' by Wu Cheng'en. Tang Sanzang is based on the historical Buddhist monk Xuanzang. He is also widely known by his courtesy name, Tang Seng, () or Sanzang (). The title ''Sanzang'' refers to his mission to seek the ''Sanzangjing'', or the "Three Collections of (Buddhist) Scriptures". In some English translations of ''Journey to the West'', the title is rendered as Tripitaka which is the original Sanskrit term for the ''Sanzangjing''. His name Tang Sanzang reflects his status as an oath brother of Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty. Character description In the novel, Tang Sanzang is a Chinese Buddhist monk who is actually a reincarnation of Golden Cicada (), a disciple of the Buddha. Tang Sanzang is originally the posthumous son of Tang Palace Graduate Chen Guangrui and the Prime Minister's daughter, Yin Wenjiao. After being awarded the first place in a national examination, Chen Guangrui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ng Wai (actress)
Ng Wai () is a former Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Filmography Films This is a partial list of films. * 1953 '' Yu nu qing chou'' * 1954 '' Gui lai Landlady'' * 1964 ''Lovers' Rock'' as Hui Tan * 1965 '' Xiao yun que'' * 1965 '' Songfest'' as Madam Li * 1965 '' Huo shao hong lian si zhi yuan yang jian xia'' * 1966 '' Wen Suchen'' as Tso Shi * 1966 ''Princess Iron Fan'' as Mother Cicada Fiary * 1967 '' Fei tian nu lang'' * 1967 ''Nu xun an'' * 1967 '' Dai lu nian hua'' as Mao a-mah * 1967 '' The Dragon Creek'' * 1967 ''Hong Kong Nocturne'' * 1967 '' The Cave of the Silken Web'' * 1967 '' Ru xia'' * 1967 ''Shan Shan'' * 1968 Hong Kong Rhapsody - credited as Ng Wai. * 1968 '' Hua yue liang xiao'' * 1968 '' Guai xia'' * 1968 '' Duan hun gu'' * 1968 ''Hu xia'' * 1968 '' Divorce, Hong Kong Style'' * 1969 '' Bi hai qing tian ye ye xin'' * 1969 ''The Golden Sword'' * 1970 '' Yi chi chun shui'' * 1970 '' Shuang xi ling men'' * 1970 '' Er nu shi wo men de'' * 1970 '' A Time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Ma (actress)
Helen Ma (馬海倫, born November 28, 1950) is a Hong Kong actress. Beginning her career in the Hong Kong movie industry since the 1960s, she is known to have appeared in various Hong Kong produced movies and dramas. Ma is currently an actress under television broadcast TVB. Awards *''Outstanding Artiste Award'' at the TVB Awards Presentation 2013 Filmography *'' The Cave of the Silken Web'' (1967) *''King Cat'' (1967) *' * ''Deaf and Mute Heroine'' (1971) *''The Fate of Lee Khan'' (1973) *''Dream of Red Mansion'' (1977) *''The Duke of Mount Deer'' (1977) *''Song Bird'' (1989) *''Man from Guangdong'' (1991) *''Drifters'' (1991) *''Super Cop'' (1992) *''All About Tin'' (1993) *'' A Kindred Spirit'' (1995) *''The Condor Heroes 95'' (1995) *''Armed Reaction'' (1998, as Ho Kam Mui) *''Before Dawn'' (1998) *'' Happy Ever After'' (1999) *''Man's Best Friend'' (2000) *''Armed Reaction II'' (2000, as Ho Kam Mui) *'' Return of the Cuckoo'' (2000) *'' Armed Reaction III'' (2001, as Ho Kam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sha Wujing
Sha Wujing () is one of the three disciples of the Buddhist pilgrim Tang Sanzang in the 16th century novel ''Journey to the West'' written by Wu Cheng'en in the Ming dynasty, although versions of his character predate the Ming novel. In the source novel, his background is the least developed of the pilgrims, and he contributes the least to their efforts. Names In English renditions of the story, the character is called "Friar Sand", "Sand Monk", "Sandman", "Sand Fairy", "Sand Orc", "Sand Ogre", "Sand Troll", "Sand Oni", "Sand Demon", "Sand Monster", "Sand Hulk", "Sand", or "Sandy", and is sometimes referred to as a "water buffalo" in reference to his low intelligence. His Buddhist name, "Sha Wujing", given to him by the bodhisattva Guanyin, means "sand aware of purity". His name is rendered in Korean as ''Sa Oh Jeong'', into Japanese as ''Sa Gojō'', into Sino-Vietnamese as ''Sa Ngộ Tịnh''. He is also known as "Monk Sha" (; Sa Tăng in Sino-Vietnamese; ''Sua Cheng'' in Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Land Of Many Perfumes
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Iron Fan (1966 Film)
''Princess Iron Fan'' (鐵扇公主, ''Tie shan gong zhu'') is a 1966 Hong Kong film, the second in a series of four Shaw Brothers productions (1966–1968) based on the 16th-century novel ''Journey to the West''. It was directed by Ho Meng Hua. The other films of the series are '' Monkey Goes West'' (1966), '' The Cave of the Silken Web'' (1967) and ''The Land of Many Perfumes'' (1968). Cast * Pat Ting Hung as Princess Iron Fan * Ho Fan as Tang Sanzang * Yueh Hua as Sun Wukong * Cheng Pei-pei as White Skeleton (Baigujing) * Lily Ho as Sister White Skeleton * Ching Miao as The Ox King * Ho Li Jen as Disenfranchised villager * Ku Feng as Distraught old man * Ku Wen Chung as Wu Jing-chi * Lily Li as Chambermaid * Pan Yin Tze as Cavern dancer * Peng Peng as Zhu Bajie * Shen Yi (actress) as Mistress Fox spirit * Tien Shun as Sha Wujing * Wen Hsiu (actress) as Distraught old woman * Wu Ching-li as Cavern dancer * Wu Wei ''Wu wei'' () is an ancient Chinese concept literally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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