Monkey King and Fruit of Immortality (1981) 人蔘果
Director: Yan Dingxian
Screenwriter: Li Keruo / Yan Dingxian
Starring: Shang Hua / Yang Wenyuan / Chen Yanhua
Genre: Animation / Fantasy / Adventure
Country/Region of Production: Mainland China
Language: Mandarin
Date: 1981
Duration: 45 minutes
Also known as: Sun Wukong secretly eats ginseng fruit / 孙悟空偷吃人参果 / Ginseng Fruit
IMDb: tt2572226
Adaptation: Retelling
Summary:
It is said that the four masters and disciples of Monk Tang meandered to Wuzhuang Temple in Wanshou Mountain. At that time, Zhen Yuanzi, the master of the temple, went to Yuanshi Tianzun to listen to the sermon and listen to the Dharma. He had already told his disciples Qingfeng and Mingyue to entertain the eminent monks from the East with ginseng fruits. This ginseng fruit is a rare delicacy in the world. One bite can prolong your life and make you immortal. However, Tang Monk saw that the ginseng fruit was in the shape of a doll and refused to eat it, which made Qingfeng Mingyue laugh. Zhu Bajie coveted the delicious taste of ginseng fruit, so he encouraged his senior brother Sun Wukong to enter the garden and steal it. This move caused a dispute between Qingfeng Mingyue and Tang Monk's master and apprentice. Sun Wukong became so angry that he even interrupted the ginseng fruit tree, which caused a series of disasters.
The film is adapted from a story in Journey to the West, one of the four classic Chinese classics, and won the Special Award at the Second Manila International Film Festival in the Philippines in 1983.
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