Journey to the West
Journey to the West

Journey to the West

98% Match1996TV-142 SeasonsDramaAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

Journey to the West is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. Starring Dicky Cheung, Kwong Wah, Wayne Lai and Evergreen Mak, the series was produced by TVB and was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in November 1996. A sequel, Journey to the West II, was broadcast in 1998, but the role of the Monkey King was played by Benny Chan instead, due to contract problems between Dicky Cheung and TVB. Cheung later reprised the role in another television series The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra, which was broadcast on TVB but not produced by the station.

Overview

Journey to the West is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. Starring Dicky Cheung, Kwong Wah, Wayne Lai and Evergreen Mak, the series was produced by TVB and was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in November 1996. A sequel, Journey to the West II, was broadcast in 1998, but the role of the Monkey King was played by Benny Chan instead, due to contract problems between Dicky Cheung and TVB. Cheung later reprised the role in another television series The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra, which was broadcast on TVB but not produced by the station.

Sze Yu Lau

Creator / EP

Episodes

Season 1 of Journey to the West
The Stone Monkey Breaks Free from the Rock

1. The Stone Monkey Breaks Free from the Rock

The stone monkey is born from a magic rock and disturbs the heavens with his power. The Jade Emperor imprisons him under the Five-Finger Mountain to atone for his arrogance.

47m
Tian Peng and Wu Gang Compete for Chang’e

2. Tian Peng and Wu Gang Compete for Chang’e

Tian Peng and Wu Gang both fall for the moon goddess Chang’e, leading to jealousy and chaos in heaven. Meanwhile, the monkey learns from a great master and becomes Sun Wukong.

47m
Wukong’s Death Approaches

3. Wukong’s Death Approaches

Wukong trains for decades to master immortality and learns the seventy-two transformations. He escapes the underworld by tricking the King of Hell and alters the Book of Life and Death.

47m

Cast & Crew

Kwong Wa

Kwong Wa

Tang Sanzang

Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung

Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung

Zhu Bajie

Evergreen Mak Cheung-Ching

Evergreen Mak Cheung-Ching

Sha Wujing

Benny Chan Ho-Man

Benny Chan Ho-Man

Sun Wukong

Joe Ma Tak-Chung

Joe Ma Tak-Chung

Lee Lung-Kei

Lee Lung-Kei

StatusEnded
Network
Netflix
Original Languagecn
TypeScripted

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