The Cave of the Silken Web
5.4(8) 1927-02-02 59 minAdventureFantasy
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.
ScreenplayGuan Ji'an
DirectorDan Duyu
Cast & characters
Yin Mingzhu
as The Spider Queen
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Ng Man-Chiu
as Wukong, the monkey
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Jiang Meikang
as Tang Xuanzang, the pilgrim
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Zhou Hongquan
as Zhu Wuneng, the pig
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Zhan Jiali
as Sha Wujing, the shark
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Rongzhu He
as The Man in White
Peizhen Xia
as Second spider spirit
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Dan Erchun
as Sandy
Baoqi Chen
as yellow flower Daoist spirit
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He Peirong
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Tuochen Chen
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Wenmei Xia
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Yunjie Gu
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Tingting Zhou
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Zhenzhen Zhou
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Qishi Xue
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Jianyun Xu
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Lingyan Fang
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Yun Ling
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