A Chinese Odyssey: Pandora’s Box (1995) 大话西游之月光宝盒

Director: Liu Zhenwei

Screenwriter: Liu Zhenwei / Wu Chengen

Starring: Stephen Chow / Ng Mang-tat / Luo Jiaying / Lam Jieying / Karen Mok / Jiang Yuecheng / Luk Shuming / Liu Chunwei / Zhu Yin / Li Jianyan / Li Baolong

Genre: Comedy / Romance / Fantasy / Costume

Country/Region of Production: Hong Kong, China/Mainland China

Language: Cantonese / Mandarin Chinese

Date: 2014-10-24 (Mainland China) / 1995-01-21 (Hong Kong, China)

Duration: 88 minutes

Also known as: Journey to the West 101 Chapters Moonlight Treasure Box/ Monkey King’s Journey to the East/ A Chinese Odyssey Part 1 / 西游记101回月光宝盒 / 齐天大圣东游记 / 大话东游之一 / A Chinese Odyssey Part One - Pandora’s Box / 西遊記第壹佰零壹回之月光寶盒 / 大話西遊

IMDb: tt0112778

Adaptation: Replay

Summary:

Sun Wukong (Stephen Chow) escorted Tang Sanzang (Luo Jiaying) to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. On the way, he conspired with the Bull Demon King to kill Tang Sanzang and stole the Moonlight Treasure Box. This move made Guanyin want to eradicate him. Despite Tang Sanzang’s request, Sun Wukong was sentenced to death. Five hundred years later, he was reincarnated as a human being to atone for his sins.

Five hundred years later, Sun Wukong transformed into the robber leader Supreme Treasure /Joker. When he met the monster sisters Spider Jingchun Sansanniang (Lan Jieying) and the Bone Demon Bai Jingjing (Mok Wenwei) who planned to eat Tang Monk’s flesh, because Sun Wukong had a relationship with Bai Jingjing five hundred years ago, Joker fell in love with her at first sight, but due to the old Bodhi Zu told the identity of the two monsters, and Zhizunbao still led the bandits to start dealing with the two monsters.

In the process, Bai Jingjing injured Chun Sananniang to save Joker, and she was also poisoned and injured. In order to save Bai Jingjing, Joker went to find Chun Sanniang was misunderstood by Bai Jingjing and committed suicide in despair. Joker began to use the Moonlight Box in the hope of turning back time.

Source: https://movie.douban.com/subject/1299398/


A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella (1995) 西遊記大結局之仙履奇緣

Director: Liu Zhenwei

Screenwriter: Liu Zhenwei / Wu Chengen

Starring: Stephen Chow / Ng Man-tat / Athena Chu / Ada Choi / Natalie Tong / Karen Mok / Law Kar-ying / Stephen Chow / Luk Shu-ming / Lee Kin-yan

Genre: Comedy / Romance / Fantasy / Costume

Country/Region of Production: Hong Kong, China / Mainland China

Language: Cantonese / Mandarin Chinese Release

Date: 2014-10-24 (Mainland China) / 2017-04-13 (Rerun in Mainland China) / 1995-02-04 (Hong Kong, China)

Duration: 95 minutes / 110 minutes (re-run version)

Also known as: Journey to the West End Chapter Cinderella / Monkey King Journey to the West / A Chinese Odyssey Part Two - Cinderella / 西游记完结篇仙履奇缘 / 齐天大圣西游记 / 大话东游之二 / 大话西游之大圣娶妻

IMDb: tt0114996

Adaptation: Replay

Summary:

Joker (Zhou Xingchi) was brought back five hundred years ago by the Moonlight Box, met Zixia Fairy (Athena Chu), was branded by the other party to become the other party’s person, and found that he had become Monkey King. Zixia and Qingxia (played by Zhu Yin) were originally the wicks of the sun and moon magic lamp in front of the Tathagata Buddha’s seat (Zixia during the day and Qingxia at night). Although they have the same body, they have a deep hatred, so Zixia made an oath. Whoever can pull out the Ziqing sword in her hand is the one she likes. The Ziqing sword was inadvertently pulled out by Joker, and Zixia decided to agree with her body, but she was rejected by Joker who had his heart and mind for Bai Jingjing (played by Karen Mok). Bull Demon King rescued Zixia who was lost in the desert and forced Zixia to marry him. At the critical moment, Joker appeared.

Source: http://chinesemov.com/1995/A-Chinese-Odyssey-Part-Two.html


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