Hey! The Monkey King (2018) Hey！猴王
Director: Tao Taotao
Screenwriter: Tao Taotao
Starring : Zhang Renwen / Korean Star
Genre: Animation / Short / Fantasy
Production Country/Region: Mainland China
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Date: 2018-08-20 (Mainland China)
Duration: 10 minutes
Also known as: Hey the Monkey King
Adaptation: Crossover
Summary:
The protagonist of “Hey! Monkey King” is based on the classic image of the Monkey King in “Journey to the West”, one of the four great classical Chinese novels. It is indeed a fantasy story about a shadow puppet Monkey King and a real shadow puppet artist. A shadow puppet Monkey King who has performed the shadow puppet show “Havoc in Heaven” for many years, but never felt that he was the real Monkey King, and was rejected by other shadow puppet characters. Until one day, he was accidentally stepped on by shadow puppet artist Mr. Li, and the Monkey King held a grudge in his heart. The Monkey King, who had been frustrated many times, could no longer bear it and decided to seek revenge on Mr. Li in the real world. In the process of contact, the two gradually re-recognized themselves.
