Battles with the Red Boy (1962) 红孩儿

Director: Yang Jiang

Starring : Feng Baobao / Zhang Xiaopeng / Tan Qianhong / Li Xiangqin / Liu Kexuan / Yuan Lixiang

Genre: Fantasy

Country/Region of Production: Hong Kong, China

Language: Cantonese

Date: 1962-09-12 (Hong Kong, China)

Duration: 101 minutes

Also known as: 紅孩兒

IMDb: tt5721740

Adaptation: Retelling

Summary:

Red Boy returns home after practicing magic. Seeing that his mother, Princess Iron Fan, is depressed and sick because of his father’s marriage with the new love Princess Jade Face, he goes to talk to his father, which causes the father and son to turn against each other and is expelled from the house. Red Boy wandered around, and occasionally helped the mountain elf to kill the enemy and was crowned king. Red Boy sneaks back home to meet his mother, and seeing his mother is seriously ill, he makes a plan to capture Tang Sanzang, hoping to cure his mother’s illness with his flesh. Sun Wukong, Sanzang’s apprentice, went to save his master and fought with Red Boy repeatedly, but Wukong was defeated. Fortunately, Bodhisattva Guanyin helped him to subdue Red Boy. Princess Jade Face kidnapped Sanzang secretly and tempted him. The Bull Demon King killed her after finding out; Princess Iron Fan took the opportunity to rescue Sanzang and rebuilt the old relationship with her husband.

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