Journey to the West
tv show
72 total episodes
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2 seasons
First Aired November 18, 1996
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.
Episode 6
Season 1 - Episode 6 - 1h 47m
Air Date
November 25, 1996
Overview
FUNG is being driven to the human world to suffer. He bets the Emperor of Hell to set him free but is in vain. He falls into the 'Animal' tunnel and will become an animal in his next life. There is a 'Pig Head, Human Body' monster named KAI in the market. KWUN YIN helps him and advises him to become the disciple of a man who is going to the west to get the bible. FUNG could then compensate his sin. KWUN YIN also peaches HUNG at the Five Finger Mount. YIN advises him to follow the man who is going to get the Bible in the west. The Dragon Emperor wants to kill the Emperor, TA! CHUNG of the Human World. It is because the Dragon Emperor had bet with a fortune teller in forecasting weather. The Dragon Emperor disobeys the law and changes the time arbitrarily. The Heaven sentences the Dragon Emperor to death. The Dragon Emperor asks CHUNG to bet a mercy for him. Unexpectedly, CHUNG eats his word unintentionally.