The Cave of the Silken Web
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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Top Cast
Yin Mingzhu
The Spider Queen
Ng Man-Chiu
Wukong, the monkey
Jiang Meikang
Tang Xuanzang, the pilgrim
Zhou Hongquan
Zhu Wuneng, the pig
Zhan Jiali
Sha Wujing, the shark
Rongzhu He
The Man in White
Peizhen Xia
Second spider spirit
Dan Erchun
Sandy
Baoqi Chen
yellow flower Daoist spirit
He Peirong
Tuochen Chen
Wenmei Xia
Yunjie Gu
Tingting Zhou
Zhenzhen Zhou
Qishi Xue
Jianyun Xu
Lingyan Fang
Yun Ling
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