The Cave of the Silken Web
(1927)

Released: 1927-02-02

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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.

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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

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Peizhen Xia

as Second spider spirit

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Baoqi Chen

as yellow flower Daoist spirit

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Dan Ganting

Director of Photography

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