Journey to the west is a chinese television series adapted from the classic novel of the same. At ces 2017 this week, digital domain and qualcomm have unveiled a new episodic vr series focused on the tale of the monkey king. The film was shot in 3d and is a sequel to the 2014 box office hit the monkey king with cheang pousoi returning as director and sammo hung as action director, who replaces donnie yens role from the previous installment. The monkey king needs help bringing peace to the magical kingdom the foxes and the bears wont talk to each other. Filmed and aired between chinas cultural revolution and its reform and opening, the 1986 journey to the west series is replete with bizarre prosthetics and effects. In addition, i buy virtually any journey to the west paraphernalia that i can get my paws on.
The monkey king series by chris mcelwain goodreads. Liu came from four generations of outstanding monkey king. With kate dorning, jonathan cecil, sarah jane curran, david leonard. The story of sun wukong, the monkey king, is a more. Great sage equal of heaven, king monkey, king of the apes, the immortal egg base of operations. Youtube so far the best monkey king perform in the worldby well famous actor liu xiao ling tong duration. List of media adaptations of journey to the west wikipedia. Ver the monkey king 3 online gratis en hd inkapelis. Monkey king is a new cinematic vr series from digital domain. It is one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature. Sun wukong episode 1 journey to the west english subtitle. Arthur waleys popular abridged translation, monkey, is well known in english. Production began in beijing on 18 october 2010 and was filmed in 3d.
It stars bai ling, thomas gibson, russell wong, eddie marsan, and randall duk kim. With liu xiao ling tong, dehua ma, huaili yan, shaohua xu. The main cast from the 1986 journey to the west version reprised their roles in this series. In china, this pepsico video about an actor who portrays a monkey king is an absolute beast, racking up, by some accounts, more than 20 million views in two weeks across various versions and. Monkey tv series opening song monkey magic youtube.
In japanese the given name for the monkey king is son goku. Basically, journey to the west is about tang san zangs journey to the west duh and the difficulties he and his disciples face in between. An abridgment of the journey to the west and an adaptation for children called the making of monkey king. The novel chronicles the monkey kings birth from a rock, his challenge to heaven, his subsequent punishment and his pilgrimage of redemption. It is a contemporary take on the classic novel journey to the west. He achieved a little enlightenment, and proclaimed himself great sage. The monkey king, also known as the lost empire, is a 2001 miniseries runtime.
Noted for its faithfulness to the original novel, this series is still. Monkey king journeys to america all china womens federation. Journey to the west is a chinese television series adapted from the classic novel of the same title. One of the most famous depictions of the monkey is the monkey king in the classic chinese novel journey to the west efforts have been made over the years to pass on the adventures of the monkey king, along with his mentor buddhist monk xuan zang, to the younger generation through animations. The sound effect played during wukongs command link. The four journeys to the west to fetch the scriptures of buddha to bring back to china so that the land will learn of buddhas teachings. The monkey king 2 is a 2016 hong kongchinese action fantasy film based on the classic novel journey to the west by wu chengen. In the novel, he is a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through taoist practices.
Lego has officially revealed the brand new theme, monkie kid, based on the monkey king legend from the chinese novel journey to the west. When i think of this journey to the west, the one thing that comes to my mind is the countless versions and numerous portrayals. This afternoon while having lunch at home i turned on tv and tried to find some interesting program to watch. Monkey, a 19781980 japanese television series based on journey to the west. A superhero tale of china ancient fantasy book 4 kindle edition by shepard, aaron.
Based on the actual pilgrimage of the monk xuanzang to india in the tang dynasty 618907, the story had already become a favorite of the chinese people when wu chengen shaped it into a romantic novel which describes the monkey king, also known as sun wukong, and his entourage protecting xuanzang against that is all kinds of demons on an adventurous journey westward. The two seasons were released in 1986 and 1999 respectively. Broadcasted on october 1, cctvs version is praised for being the first production to cover almost all of the 100. One of the theme songs called da sheng ge song of the great sage to the 1980s tv version of journey to the west monkey king. Saiyuki also known by its english title monkey, also commonly referred to as monkey magic. It is overflowing with magic, demons, gods, immortals, and scrumptious action and adventure.
The classical chinese myth tv play series on cctv8 named journey to the west. The story goes like this once upon a time, there was a rock, this rock is very old and after many many years, she gives birth to a monkey. Its up to kailan to figure out the problem, help them become friends, and unite the kingdom once again. Thirty years ago, zhang brought the character of the monkey king to life in a seminal tvseries version of journey to the west. Project muse the monkey king in the american canon. Monkey kings chinese voice actor is shihong li, who also voiced monkey king in the famous 1986 tv show, journey to the west. Journey to the west, a 2010 chinese television series directed and produced by cheng lidong, starring fei zhenxiang as sun wukong. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain by the buddha, he later accompanies the monk xuanzang on a. Monkey king wu kong and the other disciples, a pig demon zhu ba jie. The blacklist, masters of illusion, shark tank, blue bloods, friday night smackdown nbc 201920 season ratings updated 51620 fox 201920 season. Monkey, son goku, the title character, is described in the theme song as being born from an egg on a mountain top. With raymond lam, mengjie jiang, kenji wu, jin akanishi. What do dragon ball z and monkey king have in common answers.
A man accidentally travels through time and finds himself in a distant past where he has become the legendary monkey king. Jack cygan, olivia fine, lucy liu, terrell ransom jr. It was translated into english by the bbc journey to the west, a twoseason television series produced by cctv, starring liu xiao ling tong as sun wukong. Now lets look what different versions of monkey king look like. It started airing on zhejiang satellite tv on 14 february 2010.
This monkey wants to live forever so he journeys abroad to learn from his teacher. One of the most wellknown stories begins one golden summer afternoon. Starring dicky cheung as sun wukong, kwong wah as tang sanzang, wayne lai as zhu bajie, and evergreen mak as sha wujing. According to rough estimates, the 1986 monkey king production has been retelecast more than 2,000 times the most for any tv series based on a classic work of literature. This tv play hit the screen as early as the year of 1986.
Airing nearly 400 years after the story was written, the 1986 tv series journey to. He was released by chris and jenny, saying three words spelled by a ouija board. The new theme includes eight sets and a handanimated. Journey to the west is a hong kong television series adapted from the novel of the same title.
The monkey king first came into prominence as the star of journey to the west, a classic chinese folk novel written by wu chengen in the sixteenth century. Back to the book 1986 while princess iron fan and havoc in heaven put monkey king on the silver screen, it was the 1986 tv series journey to the west that helped him conquer the hearts and homes of chinese across the country. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the monkey king. I watched the various cartoon incarnations of the monkey king and was a devoted viewer of the spectacular 1986 television show from china. Alice is sitting on a riverbank with her sister when a fullydressed, talking rabbit runs past her. An account of the legendary pilgrimage of the tang dynasty buddhist monk tang shen who.
Actor zhang jinlai, who played monkey king in the 1986 version of journey to the west, is applying to get the show into the guinness world records for the most broadcast and highest rated tv series. Details about monkey outwits the lion king foreign languages press 1986 1st ed. Zhang, better known by his stage name liu xiao ling tong meaning little sixyear old child, is most famous for his role as the monkey king in the 1986. It has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in east asia. Zhang, better known by his stage name liu xiao ling tong, is best known for his role as the monkey king sun wukong in the 1986 television series journey to the west. How the monkey king came to be journey to the west duration. The film is directed by peter macdonald and written by preeminent asian american dramatist david henry hwang. The novel has been adapted into various versions of tv series and films. The monkey king was really the main attraction in this series.
The monkey king is a 2014 hongkongerchinese actionfantasy film directed by cheang pousoi and starring donnie yen as the titular protagonist sun wukong. The 16thcentury chinese classic on which the series was based has been adapted for stage and screen too many times to mention, along with cartoon versions, graphic novels, and even a spectacular musical version. Zhang jinlai, better known by his stage name liu xiao ling tong, is a chinese actor best known for his performance as the monkey king in the 1986 chinese tv series journey to the west. In america, the monkey stories have recently been retold by david kherdian. Return of the demon king, a darker and edgier 3d animated film scheduled for release in 2020. Since the series first hit the small screen in 1986, it has been aired more than 3,000 times and been seen around 6 billion times.
Legends of the monkey king, an animated series coproduced by cctv and cinar, and aired in canada in the late 1990s via teletoon. She follows the rabbit down the hole and enters a nonsensical world where it seems the normal rules of logic do not apply. Monkey king on new journey to the west shanghai daily. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A spanishdubbed version of monkey aired in mexico, costa rica, peru, argentina, uruguay and the dominican republic in the early 1980s. The plot is based on an episode of journey to the west, a chinese literary classic written in the ming dynasty by wu chengen. I can say confidently that the actor who portrayed this role was the best monkey king.
The demon killed them both but needed a master to stay in earth. Thanks to afro monkey, there are now links to the free torrent downloads of all. The series was first broadcast on cctv in china on 1 october 1986. The character goku greatly resembles the monkey kingor sunwukong on many levels. Pepsi has a huge hit in china with this fascinating ad. Not only due to excellent makeup, but every movement of his was superb. Yus newest abridgment of his original translation, the monkey and the monk. Its a funny show, and the schizo monkey king, alternately playful and frantic, on a journey westward to atone for past sins, resonated with viewers. A measure of the popularity of the 1986 series is that the adventures of the tang dynasty monk and his three fantastic, and at times quirky, disciples have found their way. Lego monkie kid revealed with 8 sets and a tv show based. Journey to the west is a key to understanding china. Journey to the west is a popular chinese novel adapted into various tv series that im sure a lot of people are familiar with. After demanding the gift of a magical staff from a powerful dragon king, and to.