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The Cave of the Silken Web

The Cave of the Silken Web

★ 5.4/10•1927•59m•Adventure•Fantasy

One of the earliest cinematic adaptation of Chinese classic novel Journey to the West. When seeking for food alone, Tang Xuanzang was kept prisoner by seven spider monsters who took the form of seven beautiful women. The Monkey King and the other two of Xuanzang's disciples managed to rescue him with the help of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva/Guanyin. They renounced the desire for lust and continued the quest for Buddhist Scriptures.

Dan Duyu · Director

Guan Ji'an · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime59m
LanguageZH
Release DateFeb 2, 1927

Actors

Yin Mingzhu

Yin Mingzhu

The Spider Queen

Ng Man-Chiu

Wukong, the monkey

Jiang Meikang

Tang Xuanzang, the pilgrim

Zhou Hongquan

Zhu Wuneng, the pig

Zhan Jiali

Sha Wujing, the shark

Rongzhu He

The Man in White

Peizhen Xia

Peizhen Xia

Second spider spirit

Dan Erchun

Sandy

Baoqi Chen

Baoqi Chen

yellow flower Daoist spirit

He Peirong

Tuochen Chen

Wenmei Xia

Yunjie Gu

Tingting Zhou

Zhenzhen Zhou

Qishi Xue

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