Directed by Jeffrey Lau 1994 | 87 minutes | Color | Mono | 1.85 : 1
Synopsis
Fantasy adventure about the arrival of Buddhism in China. When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.
Main Cast
Stephen Chow Man-Tat Ng Kar-Ying Law Kit Ying Lam Karen Mok Johnny Kong Shuming Lu Jeffrey Lau Athena Chu Kin-Yan Lee Li Po Lung
Joker / Monkey King Assistant Master / Pigsy Longevity Monk Spider Woman Pak Jing-Jing Sha Wujing Bull King The Grapes Zixia ... Monkey Servant
Production Companies
Xi'an Film Studio
Distributors
Newport Entertainment (Hong Kong) Media Asia Distribution (Hong Kong)
Release Dates
🇭🇰 January 21, 1995 🇨🇳 October 24, 2014
Also Known As
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box (Hk) Xi you ji di yi bai ling yi hui zhi yue guang bao he (Hk) A Chinese Odyssey (Und) Daiwah saiyau (Und)