The Mountain of Fire (1983) 火焰山
Director: Jing Jie / Huang Yanen
Screenwriter: Sun Chizheng
Starring: Liu Xiliang / Wang Fengxia / Ouyang Jiaren
Genre: Opera
Country/Region of Production: Mainland China
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Date: 1983-09 (Mainland China)
Duration: 106 minutes
Also known as: The Flame Mountain
Adaptation: Retelling
Summary:
The four master and disciples of the Tang Dynasty went to the west to learn Buddhist scriptures. As they walked more and more the hotter it got, they realized that there was a Flame Mountain in front of them. The mountain was burning with raging fires all day long and no one could approach it. Only Princess Iron Fan (played by Wang Fengxia)’s banana fan could. Extinguishing. In order to pass the Flame Mountain, Sun Wukong decided to ask Princess Iron Fan to borrow a fan. However, Princess Iron Fan was depressed every day because of the infidelity of her husband, the Bull Demon King. In addition, Sun Wukong had once subdued her son Red Boy, so she rejected Sun Wukong’s request and slapped Sun Wukong thousands of miles away. After that, Sun Wukong borrowed the Wind-fixing Orb from Lingji Bodhisattva, and once again came to the Bajiao Cave to borrow the precious fan. After being rejected again, he used a little trick to get into Princess Iron Fan’s stomich, causing her unbearable pain. Finally, Princess Iron Fan agreed to lend the fan to Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong used the Banana Treasure Fan to extinguish the fire, but the flames grew higher and higher, and Bajie almost died in the flames.
