The Cave of the Silken Web
5.4
8 votes
February 2, 1927
59m
Adventure
Fantasy
Overview
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.
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Cast
Yin Mingzhu
The Spider QueenN
Ng Man-Chiu
Wukong, the monkeyJ
Jiang Meikang
Tang Xuanzang, the pilgrimZ
Zhou Hongquan
Zhu Wuneng, the pigZ
Zhan Jiali
Sha Wujing, the sharkR
Rongzhu He
The Man in White
Peizhen Xia
Second spider spiritD
Dan Erchun
Sandy
Baoqi Chen
yellow flower Daoist spiritH
He Peirong
T
Tuochen Chen
W
Wenmei Xia
Y
Yunjie Gu
T
Tingting Zhou
Z
Zhenzhen Zhou
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