Sai yau gei: Yut gwong bou haap (1995)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Jeffrey Lau

Writers:

Jeffrey Lau (as An Chi), Cheng'en Wu (novel) (as Ch'eng-En Wu)

Stars:

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

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
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
Johnnie Kong	...	Sha Wujing (as Johnny Kong)
Shuming Lu	...	Bull King
Jeffrey Lau	...	The Grapes
Athena Chu	...	Zixia
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kin-Yan Lee
Li Po Lung	...	Monkey Servant

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

monkey king | magical box | spider woman | person on fire | magic | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong China

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

21 January 1995 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

A Chinese Odyssey

Company Credits

Production Co:

Xi'an Film Studio

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Journey to the West (2013)

User Reviews

Chow Sing Chi has delivered his unique sense of humor

This is one of the finest Chow Sing Chi has made so far. Ng Man Tat is not the first time to act as a supporting character as he has done quite a few before this one. These two comedy actors can promise a lot of laughters they are perfect pairs, making no exception for this movie. Special effect is something i don't expect too much or have any comparison with Hollywood, but in generally speaking i can accept it. Every Chinese should have learned about who monkey king is, or what he has achieved during the journey to the west, or Chinese odyssey. Director Jeffrey Lau makes a new point of view that leads the viewers in a mysterious way n that's a challenge, it comes out so well with those weird dreams the joker (Chow Sing Chi) has been having them from time to time. A romance involved with Karen Mok generates a lot of funs and refer to what happens later that the joker does undergo a struggle whether give up all he has and take the Holly Quest, leaving all the memories behind, unfortunately includes the relationship with his beloved Karen Mok. In the process Chow Sing Chi has delivered his unique sense of humor, which we refer it "a sense of nonsense humor" that becomes part of our culture in Hong Kong, and i am glad to see that. If you want to see a movie that makes you laugh and relax a bit, this one is a good choice.