China, 1927
59m [surviving prints]
35mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent
A Chinese fantasy film directed by Duyu Dan. For many years, the film was believed to be lost until a copy was found in an archive in Norway in 2014.
Plot Summary
Tang Xuanzang is imprisoned by seven spider monsters who take the form of seven beautiful women and has to be rescued by The Monkey King.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Duyu Dan
Shanghai Film Company
Written by: Guan Ji’an
Based on the Novel Journey to the West by: Cheng’en Wu
Director of Photography: Dan Ganting
Editor: Guan Ji’an
Art Director: Weixian Xia
Cast
Mingzhu Yin (The Spider Queen)
Wenchao Wu (Wukong, the monkey)
Meikang Jiang (Tang Xuanzang, the pilgrim)
Jiali Zhan (Sha Wujing, the shark)
Hongquan Zhou (Zhu Wuneng, the pig)
Rongzhu He (the man in white)
Peizhen Xia (second spider)
Dan Erchun (Sandy)
Tuochen Chen (turtle spirit)
Yunjie Gu (Huo-nu)
Tingting Zhou (spider spirit)
Baoqi Chen (yellow flower)
Xue Qishi (mantis monster)
Alternative Titles
The Cave of the Silken Web
Links
Extracts included in
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2021)
