XI YOU JI {JOURNEY TO THE WEST: THE MONKEY KING
PROTECTS THE TANG MONK} {PT. 5 OF 25} {MANDARIN
CHINESE} (TV)
Summary
The first of two programs on this tape. Part five of
twenty-five in this television adaptation of the classic
Chinese supernatural-fantasy novel, "Journey to The
West," written by Wu Chengen in the mid-1500s. This
adaptation follows the journey of the Tang monk Sanzang
and his three pupils, detailing their adventures with
monsters and gods as they travel to the Western Heaven
seeking the three higher Buddhist scriptures. In this
installment, Sanzang frees the monkey king, Sun Wukong
and admits him as his first pupil; Wukong begins to
protect Sanzang on their journey to the Western Heaven;
and Sanzang acquires a white dragon as his horse. Part
five begins with Sanzang running away from a tiger.
Fortunately, a hunter named Liu Boqin kills it for him
just in time. Boqin warns Sanzang that he's just about
to cross the Tang borders into unknown and dangerous
lands. Despite this warning, Sanzang continues on his
journey and passes Mount Wuxing, where Wukong calls
out for Sanzang to free him from the mountain. Upon
hearing that this is the wish of the Goddess of Mercy,
Sanzang frees Wukong and admits him as his first pupil.
The two of them encounter another tiger, but Wukong
easily kills it with his holy iron club. Next, they
stay at an old man's house, where bandits come to prey
on them, and again Wukong easily fights them off.
Meanwhile, a young white dragon in the water nearby
eats Sanzang's white horse. When Wukong tries to save
the horse, all he manages to get is a pendant from the
white dragon. The bandits soon return. This time
Wukong kills all six of them, but Sanzang chastises him
for killing unnecessarily, and Wukong leaves in anger.
Wukong decides to go back to his cave in the monkey
kingdom, but first stops at the Eastern Sea Palace for a
visit. The Eastern Sea Dragon King notices the pendant
that Wukong took from the young white dragon. He tells
Wukong that that dragon is his nephew, the Third Prince
of the Western Sea Dragon King, and that he is
imprisoned in an underground sea. The story is
dramatized in a flashback scene: The Eastern Sea
Dragon King had given the pendant to the Third Prince on
his wedding night. On that night the Third Prince found
out that his new bride had a lover named Nine-headed
Insect. Filled with anger, the Third Prince fought
Nine-headed Insect, but Nine-headed Insect managed to
get away. In his rage, the Third Prince destroyed a
large pearl that the Jade Emperor had given him for his
wedding. The Jade Emperor punished the Third Prince for
this by imprisoning him in an underground sea.
Meanwhile, Sanzang has been continuing his journey
without Wukong, and encounters the Goddess of Mercy,
who gives him a hat and a spell to control Wukong. At
this same time, Wukong feels guilty about deserting
Sanzang and goes back to him, where Sanzang tricks
Wukong into wearing the hat. When Wukong tries to
remove it, a silver ring appears on his head, and when
Sanzang recites the spell, Wukong gets tremendous
headaches. Thus, Wukong is forever under Sanzang's
control. The Goddess of Mercy appears to tell Wukong
that if he successfully accompanies Sanzang to the
Western Heaven, he will be free of the spell and become
a god. The Goddess of Mercy next calls on the Third
Prince to come out of his prison, and turns him into a
white horse for Sanzang. The Goddess of Mercy
disappears, and Sanzang, Wukong, and the white horse
continue with their journey to the West.
(This program is in Mandarin Chinese.)
Cataloging of this program was made possible by Sun TV,
2002.
Details
- NETWORK: CCTV (China)
- DATE: 1986
- RUNNING TIME: 0:55:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:70810.001
- GENRE: Drama, fantasy/science fiction
- SUBJECT HEADING: Chinese literature - Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 - Drama; Drama, fantasy/science fiction; International Collection - China
- SERIES RUN: CCTV (China) - TV series, 1986
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Yang Jie … Executive Producer, Director, Adapted by
- Wang Feng … Producer
- Ruan Ruolin … Producer
- Xu Dezhong … Production (Misc.), Support Manager
- Li Chengru … Production (Misc.), Production Assistant
- Ren Fengpo … Direction (Misc.), Assistant Director
- Xun Hao … Direction (Misc.), Assistant Director
- Jin Gengshu … Direction (Misc.), Assistant to the Director
- Wu Chengen … Based on the novel by
- Zhou Yiqing … Adapted by
- Dai Yinglu … Adapted by
- Xu Jingqing … Music by
- Yan Su … Lyricist
- Hu Bingxu … Conductor
- Wang Wenhua … Music (Misc. Credits), Music Editor
- China Central Ballet Troupe Wind & String Ensemble … Symphony Orchestra
- Jiang Dawei … Singer
- Zhou Lifu … Performer, Soloist
- Liuxiaolingtong … Cast, Sun Wukong
- Xu Shaohua … Cast, Tang Seng (Sanzang)
- Zuo Dafen … Cast, Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy)
- Wang Bozhao … Cast, Little White Dragon (Third Prince)
- Li Xijing … Cast, Donghai Longwang (Eastern Sea Dragon King)
- Yan Huaili … Cast, Xihai Longwang (Western Sea Dragon King)
- Li Longbin … Cast, Juitou Chong (Nine-headed Insect)
- Han Shanxu … Cast, Old Man
- He Yi … Cast, Little Boy
- Xu Chuan … Cast, Liu Boqin
- Xiang Han … Cast, Bandit
- Ma Dehua … Cast, Bandit
- Yang Bin … Cast, Bandit
- He Yi … Cast, Bandit
- Li Ruisheng … Cast, Bandit
- Li Lianwen … Cast, Bandit
- Li Yang … Voice, Dubbing
- Zhang Yunming … Voice, Dubbing
- Zhang Junying … Voice, Dubbing
- Zhao Xiaoming … Voice, Dubbing
- Li Shihong … Voice, Dubbing
- Wang Yuli … Voice, Dubbing