Monkey King and the Imps (1966) 孫悟空大戰群妖

Media: MovieMedium: Live ActionAdaptation: Addition

Jun 6

Director: Wong Hok-Sing
Screenwriter: Wong Hok-Sing
Starring: Chen Baozhu / Xiao Fangfang / Watermelon Planer / Hong Hong / Li Hong / Rose Girl / Guan Haishan / Ruan Siu Fai / Mei Xin
Genre: Fantasy
Country/Region of Production: Hong Kong, China
Language: Cantonese
Date: 1966-08-03
Also know as: 孙悟空大战群妖
Adaptation: Addition

Summary:

The Hong Kong movie “The Monkey King vs. the Imps” was produced by Yulian Film Company in 1966. The film is adapted from the literary masterpiece “Journey to the West” written by Wu Cheng'en, directed by Huang Hesheng, and starring Xiao Fangfang, Chen Baozhu, Li Hong, Hong Hong, Méiguī nǚ, Ruan Siu Fai, Guan Haishan, Mei Xin, Xigua Zhao and others.

Turtle Spirit took advantage of the Taishang Laojun’s visit to the Queen Mother’s birthday banquet, and went to the mortal world in private, pretending to be the Tathagata Buddha in an attempt to intercept Tang Sanzang and his disciples Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, and Bailong Wuzhen who was going to the Western Regions to learn Buddhist scriptures.

In order to eat Tang Sanzang’s meat, the Turtle Spirit cast a spell to deceive Monkey King’s piercing eyes, making Tang Sanzang and his party mistakenly think that they have arrived at Tianzhu Temple. The four disciples were taken to paradise by the fairies Miao Ci, Miao Shan, Miao Fa, and Miao Xuan respectively, and they were so happy that they forgot to return. Miao Shan drinks alcohol and reveals her original shape, Wukong knows he is deceived. Quickly he asks the juniors to find a way to take the master away, but the Turtle Spirit has already laid a net, and Tang Sanzang is still captured. Wukong fights the goblin with his younger brother Wuzhen, but unfortunately, he couldn’t defeat Ruilai’s magic weapon and was captured.

In order to save his master, Wuzhen uses the beauty trap to ask Miao Ci for help and Miao Ci fell in love with Wuzhen, secretly releases him, and rescues Wukong. Wukong and Wuzhen ask Guanyin for help, but even though Sun Wukong has seventy-two changes, he still cannot beat the turtle spirit and is caught by Turtle Spririt. In order to save Wuzhen, Miao Ci fled to invite Guanyin but unexpectedly, even Guanyin couldn’t subdue him, so the group had to ask the Laozi. They turn the turtle spirit pretending to be the Buddha back to its original form who turned out to be a Yellow-Browed boy under Taishang Laojun. Gaunyin took Miao Ci and others who were kind-hearted into their seats, and Tang Seng and his disciples set out on the road westward again.

Source: https://chinesemov.com/1966/Monkey-King-and-the-Imps