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The Cave of the Silken Web
1927 5.1 (7 votes) 0h 59m
Genres
Adventure Fantasy Horror
Production Companies
Shanghai Film Company
Shanghai Photoplay Company

The Cave of the Silken Web (盘丝洞)

Overview

One of the earliest cinematic adaptation of Chinese classic novel Journey to the West. When seeking for food alone, Tang Xuanzang was kept prisoner by seven spider monsters who took the form of seven beautiful women. The Monkey King and the other two of Xuanzang's disciples managed to rescue him with the help of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva/Guanyin. They renounced the desire for lust and continued the quest for Buddhist Scriptures.

Key Crew

Director of Photography: Dan Ganting

Director: Dan Duyu

Screenplay: Guan Ji'an

Top Cast

Yin Mingzhu
Yin Mingzhu

The Spider Queen

Ng Man-Chiu

Wukong, the monkey

Jiang Meikang

Tang Xuanzang, the pilgrim

Zhou Hongquan

Zhu Wuneng, the pig

Zhan Jiali

Sha Wujing, the shark

Rongzhu He

The Man in White

Peizhen Xia
Peizhen Xia

Second spider spirit

Dan Erchun

Sandy

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