Xuan Zang (2016)
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- 1h 30min
- Biography, History
- 29 Apr 2016 (China)
- Movie
During the Tang Dynasty's during the era of "Zhen Guan" (era name during rule of Emperor Taizong), the young Xuan Zang monk, in his quest for the knowledge in Buddhism, embarked on a journey to India, that is fraught with perils and...
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Cast
| Xiaoming Huang | ... |
Xuan Zang
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| Zheng Xu | ... |
Li Daliang
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Purba Rgyal | ... |
Shi Pantuo
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| Jin Luo | ... |
Li Chang
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| Kai Tan | ... |
Wang Xiang
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| Andrew Lin | ... |
King of Karakhajo Ju Wentai
(as Andrew Lien)
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| Vivian Dawson | ... |
Wu Qing
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Jonathan Kos-Read | ... |
Cunningham
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| Winston Chao | ... |
Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin
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| Ken Tong | ... |
Mucha Juduo
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| Chao Jiang | ... |
King of Aratürük
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Huichun Wang | ... |
Venerable Zhi Yan
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Liang Zhao | ... |
The Imperial Edict Reader
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| Xiao Che | ... |
Xuan Zang's Mother
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Jiayue Lou | ... |
Girl from the Western Regions
(as Artemis)
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Xing Gao | ... |
Queen of Karakhajo
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Zheng Fang | ... |
Da Meng
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Weisen Liu | ... |
Liao Kong
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Yutong Zhou | ... |
Zheng Yan
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Xianfu Sang | ... |
Yi Nian
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| Francis Wong | ... |
Jing Hui
(as Deyi Huang)
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| Ram Gopal Bajaj | ... |
Shilabhadra
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| Sonu Sood | ... |
Harsha
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| Ali Fazal | ... |
Jayaram
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| Neha Sharma | ... |
Kumari
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| Mandana Karimi | ... |
King Harsha's sister
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| Prithvi Zutshi | ... |
Venerable Jue Wu
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| Sanjay Gurbaxani | ... |
Venerable Ming Xian
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| Karim Hajee | ... |
Venerable Hai Hui
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Sharan Pal Singh | ... |
Venerable Zhi Guang
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Agast Annand | ... |
Sanzo Monk
(as Agast Anand)
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Rajesh Dubey | ... |
Sanzo Monk
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Arif Ali | ... |
Sanzo Monk
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Vijay Pal | ... |
Sanzo Monk
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| Suhasini Mulay | ... |
Librarian
(as Suhasini Mule)
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Sishir Sharma | ... |
Ramnath
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Suhas Joshi | ... |
Long Life Grandpa
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Chandu Naryani | ... |
Old Wandering Monk
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Jianwei Liu | ... |
(as Jian-Wei Liu)
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Directed by
| Jianqi Huo | ||
Written by
| Jingzhi Zou | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Anil v Singh | ... | line producer |
| Jiaren Karren Wang | ... | production executive |
Cinematography by
| Ming Sun | ||
Editing by
| Weijie Cao | ||
Editorial Department
| Yang An | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
Casting By
| Gopal Dey | ... | (Indian Casting Director) |
Production Design by
| Ming Wu | ||
Art Direction by
| Sandeep Sharad Ravade | ||
| Kar-Wai Wong | ... | (art direction) |
Makeup Department
| Cherlynn Koh | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Production Management
| Ashutosh Goswami | ... | production supervisor |
| Taylor Li | ... | unit production manager |
| Jigar Shah | ... | production manager |
| Hongtao Yang | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Rohini Bisht | ... | second assistant director |
| Liu Cunhui | ... | first assistant director |
| Swapnil Kalpana Joshi | ... | first assistant director (as Swapnil Joshi) |
| Varun Khanna | ... | first assistant director |
| Pei Pei Lin | ... | bilingual assistant director |
| Cunhui Liu | ... | first assistant director |
| Amey Nadkarni | ... | first assistant director |
| Sophia Wang | ... | bilingual assistant director |
| Amy Zhou | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Rahul Kubal | ... | assistant art director |
| Abhishek Kumar | ... | assistant art director |
| Mandar Nagaonkar | ... | assistant art director |
| Baji R. Patil | ... | assistant art director |
| Ronnie Wu | ... | art department coordinator |
Sound Department
| Jun Chao | ... | supervising sound editor |
Visual Effects by
| Derek Bird | ... | compositing supervisor: artemple |
| Shelby Burke | ... | visual effect coordinator: artemple |
| Hou Chao | ... | digital compositor: Pixomondo |
| Cheng Chen | ... | matchmover: Pixomondo |
| Wende Chen | ... | matchmover: Pixomondo |
| Yangzhi Chen | ... | digital compositor: Pixomondo |
| Liang Dong | ... | visual effects editor: Pixomondo |
| Mark Duckworth | ... | roto/paint: artemple |
| Daniel Erickson | ... | matchmove artist: artemple |
| Wei Guan | ... | digital matte painter: Pixomondo |
| Yishui Vivian Guan | ... | digital compositor: Pixomondo |
| Herbie Han | ... | visual effects producer: Pixomondo |
| Shannon Hsu | ... | visual effects editor: Pixomondo |
| David Hyatt | ... | senior technical director: effects - artemple |
| Fan Jia | ... | digital matte painter: Pixomondo |
| Viviana Kim | ... | roto/paint: artemple |
| Thomas Lautenbach | ... | compositing supervisor: Pixomondo |
| Gen Li | ... | VFX artist (as Richie Lee) |
| Yunhui Li | ... | digital compositor: Pixomondo |
| Xing Liu | ... | digital matte painter: Pixomondo |
| Monica Lu | ... | visual effects coordinator: Pixomondo |
| Bo Lv | ... | digital compositor: Pixomondo |
| Mu Qiao | ... | digital compositor: Pixomondo |
| Han Qingqing | ... | lead digital compositor: Pixomondo |
| Guo-Feng Tang | ... | visual effects supervisor- pixomondo / visual effects supervisor: Pixomondo |
| Xiaobo Wang | ... | visual effects executive producer: Pixomondo |
| Huchuan Yang | ... | digital compositor: Pixomondo |
| Fengting Zhang | ... | digital matte painter: Pixomondo |
| Peng Zhang | ... | lead matchmover: Pixomondo |
| Xianmei Zhang | ... | digital compositor: Pixomondo |
| Chenxi Zhao | ... | digital compositor: Pixomondo |
| Mengyu Zhao | ... | Lead digital matte painter: Pixomondo |
| Wei Zheng | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Stunts
| Amar Shetty | ... | action director |
| Jun Zhang | ... | assistant stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Feng Hao | ... | gaffer |
Casting Department
| Buddya Sunari Magar | ... | Additional casting |
| Sunil Shakya | ... | casting assistant: Indian Casting / casting associate: Indian Casting |
Music Department
| Faye Wong | ... | playback singer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Vanessa Ching-Lan Li | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Jiten Nand Kishor Arora | ... | production assistant |
| Ivy Yu-li Chiang | ... | set production assistant |
| Shampa Gopikrishna | ... | Choreographer |
Production Companies
- Beijing Gehua CATV Network
- Beijing XinHai Buddhistic Cultural Exchanges Center
- China Film Co., Ltd.
- China Investment Financial Holdings Fund Management
- Eros Worldwide
- Movie Channel Program Center
- Peacock Mountain Culture and Media
- Universal Howshou Film
Distributors
- Jetsen Huashi Media US (2016) (Japan)
- China Film Group Corporation (CFGC) (2016) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Jetsen Huashi Media US (2016) (World-wide)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Central Relic Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (acknowledgement)
- People's Government of Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture (acknowledgement)
- People's Government of Tulufan (acknowledgement)
- Propaganda Department of CPC Committee of Changji City (acknowledgement)
- Propaganda Department of CPC Committee of Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture (acknowledgement)
- Propaganda Department of CPC Committee of Kuche Country (acknowledgement)
- Propaganda Department of CPC Committee of Tulufan (acknowledgement)
- Propaganda Department of CPC Committee of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (acknowledgement)
- Tourism Bureau of Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture (acknowledgement)
- Tourism Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (acknowledgement)
Storyline
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During the Tang Dynasty's during the era of "Zhen Guan" (era name during rule of Emperor Taizong), the young Xuan Zang monk, in his quest for the knowledge in Buddhism, embarked on a journey to India, that is fraught with perils and dangers, natural disasters, and sees the sufferings of the common people. Soldiers gets in his way, his disciples betrays him, he struggles through deserts, runs short of food and water, all in the quest for Buddha's teachings. He finally arrives in India, and studies Buddhism in earnest. By the time he returns to China, he is already 50 years old. |
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