Bajie Takes a Wife (1953) 猪八戒招亲

Director: Ye Yisheng

Screenwriter: Ling Yun

Starring: Shi Yanzi / Qin Xiaoli / Liu Guikang / Nan Hong

Genre: Fantasy

Country/Region of Production: Hong Kong, China

Language: Cantonese

Date: 1953-07-26

Also known as: Pigsy Takes a Wife / 豬八戒招親

Adaptation: Retelling

Summary:

The film is adapted from “Journey to the West” by Ming Dynasty writer Wu Chengen. Marshal Tiantong was degraded, and he was born as a half -person and half -pig. The eight precepts love Miss Gao’s beauty, and become a handsome man to marry Miss Gao. After the marriage, the eight precepts were revealed, making the Gao family chickens restless. Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong came in time to conquer Bajie and learn from the West.

Source: https://chinesemov.com/1953/Pigsy-Takes-a-Wife


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