The Cave of the Silken Web (1927)

ALL 02/02/1927 (zh) Adventure, Fantasy, Horror 59 Min
  • Release
    02/02/1927
  • Production
    Shanghai Film Company, Shanghai Photoplay Company
  • Rotten tomato
    55%
  • Original title
    盘丝洞
  • Original language
    zh
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Dan Duyu

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Yin Mingzhu

    The Spider Queen

  2. Ng Man-Chiu

    Wukong, the monkey

  3. Jiang Meikang

    Tang Xuanzang, the pilgrim

  4. Zhou Hongquan

    Zhu Wuneng, the pig

  5. Zhan Jiali

    Sha Wujing, the shark

  6. Rongzhu He

    The Man in White

  7. Peizhen Xia

    Second spider spirit

  8. Dan Erchun

    Sandy

  9. Baoqi Chen

    yellow flower Daoist spirit

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 9 , Crews : 4

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The Cave of the Silken Web (1927) 59 Min

ALL 02/02/1927 (zh)
Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
  • Release 02/02/1927
  • Production
    Shanghai Film Company, Shanghai Photoplay Company
  • Original title 盘丝洞
  • zh
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Dan Duyu

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer