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A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box (1994)
Sai yau gei: Dai yat baak ling yat wui ji - Yut gwong bou haap (original title)

87 min  -  Action | Adventure | Comedy
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Fantasy adventure about the arrival of Buddhism in China. When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity... See full summary »

Director:

Jeffrey Lau

Writers:

Jeffrey Lau, Ch'eng-En Wu (novel)

Stars:

Stephen Chow, Man Tat Ng and Kar-Ying Law
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Cast

Credited cast:
Stephen Chow ...
Joker / Monkey King
Man Tat Ng Man Tat Ng ...
Assistant Master / Pigsy
Kar-Ying Law Kar-Ying Law ...
Kit Ying Lam Kit Ying Lam ...
Karen Mok Karen Mok ...
Johnny Kong Johnny Kong ...
Shuming Lu Shuming Lu ...
Jeffrey Lau Jeffrey Lau ...
Athena Chu Athena Chu ...
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Kin-Yan Lee Kin-Yan Lee
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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. Written by Anonymous  

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Monkey King | Martial Arts | Bandit | Sword And Sorcery | Magic  | See more »

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Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Country:

Hong Kong | China

Language:

Cantonese

Also Known As:

Eine chinesische Odyssee See more »

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Referenced in Chinese Odyssey 2002 (2002) See more »