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 ...
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Title: A Chinese Odyssey: Part One - Pandora's Box (1995)
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| Stephen Chow | ... | Joker / Monkey King | |
| Man-Tat Ng | ... | Assistant Master / Pigsy | |
| Kar-Ying Law | ... | Longevity Monk | |
| Kit Ying Lam | ... | Spider Woman | |
| Karen Mok | ... | Pak Jing-Jing | |
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Johnnie Kong | ... | Sha Wujing (as Johnny Kong) |
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Shuming Lu | ... | Bull King |
| Jeffrey Lau | ... | The Grapes | |
| Athena Chu | ... | Zixia | |
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Kin-Yan Lee | ||
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Li Po Lung | ... | Monkey Servant |
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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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CantoneseRelease Date:
21 January 1995 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
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Don't expect this movie to be the typical comedy/adventure/action HK movie. In fact it's a very well written tragedy, not only about love, but life in general. The acting is excellent, especially for Stephen Chow and Karen Mok. Since the story is split into two movies, you must watch them both to fully understand the whole story.
Even though the characters are taken from the classic novel "Journey to the West", however, it has nothing to do with the original. I surely will not even consider it as an adaption... a REINVENTION is probably the correct word.
If all you are looking for is a few good laughs, the movie has plenty. But this movie definitely have more to offer, so enjoy!