Prequel of the Monkey King (2009) 齐天大圣前传

Media: MovieMedium: CGIAdaptation: Retelling

Sep 29

Director: Liang Hansen
Screenwriter: Liang Hansen / Li Weilong
Starring: He Jiong / Zhang Yishan / Wang Hantao / Li Yang / Lu Nuo / Xie Na
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Fantasy / Adventure
Country/Region of Production: Mainland China
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Date: 2009-09-29
Also known as: Monkey King - Prequel / Prequel of the Monkey King
Adaptation: Retelling

Summary:

Sun Wukong (voiced by He Jiong) has no father or mother. He is a monkey that jumped out of the stone. With his extraordinary courage and wisdom, Sun Wukong quickly found a place for himself among the monkeys and became the Monkey King leading the monkeys in one fell swoop. However, after witnessing the death of an old monkey, Sun Wukong began to doubt his own existence and significance, and he decided to embark on a journey to find a way to make himself immortal.

Sun Wukong met Patriarch Bodhi and became his disciple. After going through many difficulties and dangers, he finally achieved enlightenment. After that, he came to the East China Sea Dragon Palace and turned the Dinghai Divine Needle into his handy weapon, the Golden Cudgel, and thus mastered powerful power. An accident caused Sun Wukong to break into the underworld by mistake, get the book of life and death from the Lord of Hell, and thus gain eternal life,

Source: https://chinesemov.com/2009/Prequel-of-the-Monkey-King