Journey to the West

Released: 1996-11-18

Runtime: 47 minutes

Episode Overview

A god monkey is created at the Fruity Mountain. The Fairy Emperor sends TIN FUNG to exterminate this monkey in lest that it will bring the world disaster. However, goddess, KWUN YIN, stops him as the god monkey is created by the essence of the universe. It will eventually become a god after overcome plenty of difficulties and disaster. The god monkey lives with other monkeys at the Water Cave. He lives happily. He even becomes the leader of the monkey tribe. Unexpectedly, an old money passed away. The god monkey then comes across the concept of 'living forever'. The god monkey goes to the market and learns the human language. Everybody chases for him to make money. The god monkey flees away by a ride on the donkey. He even flies away during the emergency.

Series Overview

Journey to the West is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. Starring Dicky Cheung, Kwong Wah, Wayne Lai and Evergreen Mak, the series was produced by TVB and was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in November 1996. A sequel, Journey to the West II, was broadcast in 1998, but the role of the Monkey King was played by Benny Chan instead, due to contract problems between Dicky Cheung and TVB. Cheung later reprised the role in another television series The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra, which was broadcast on TVB but not produced by the station.