''The Cave of the Silken Web'' () is a 1967 film directed by
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.
E ...
and produced by
Shaw Brothers Studio
Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, and operated from 1925 to 2011.
In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shangh ...
in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
. The film is based on an episode from the 16th-century
classic Chinese novel ''
Journey to the West
''Journey to the West'' () is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the greatest Classic Chinese Novels, and has been described as arguably the most popul ...
''.
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
Princess Iron Fan () is a character from the 16th century Chinese novel ''Journey to the West''. She is the wife of the Bull Demon King and mother of Red Boy. She is one of the most popular ''Journey to the West'' villains, alongside her husband ...
'' (1966) and ''
The Land of Many Perfumes'' (1968).
Cast
* Tien Shun as
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 sour ...
, Monk Sandy
* Pang Pang - Pigsy
* Liu Liang Hua as Elder Sister, Gold spider
*
Angela Yu Chien
Angela Yu Chien (Chinese: 于倩) (1942-2004)Hong Kong CinemagicAngela Yu Chien/ref> was a China-born Hong Kong actress.
Biography
Angela Yu Chien was born in Beijing. She moved to Taiwan with her family at the age of five. In 1960, she moved to ...
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
Fan Ho (; 8 October 1931 – 19 June 2016) was a Chinese photographer, film director, and actor. From 1956, he won over 280 awards from international exhibitions and competitions worldwide for his photography.
Photography career
Fan Ho was bor ...
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 Xuanzang. He is also widely known by his courtesy name, Tang Seng, () or Sanzang ().
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See also
*
''The Cave of the Silken Web'' (1927 film)
References
External links
IMDb entryHong Kong Cinemagic entryFilm review with screenshots
Hong Kong adventure comedy films
1967 films
1960s Mandarin-language films
Films based on Journey to the West
Films directed by Ho Meng Hua
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