XI YOU JI: QU JING NUER {JOURNEY TO THE WEST: FUNNY
ENCOUNTERS IN THE COUNTRY OF NUER} {PT. 16 OF 25}
{MANDARIN CHINESE} (TV)
Summary
Part sixteen of twenty-five in this television
adaptation of the classic Chinese supernatural-fantasy
novel, "Journey to The West," written by Wu Chengen in
the mid-1500s. This adaptation follows the journey of
the Tang monk Sanzang and his three pupils, detailing
their adventures with monsters and gods as they travel
to the Western Heaven seeking the three higher Buddhist
scriptures. In this installment, Sanzang and his three
pupils (Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Seng) have some
humorous adventures in the country known as NŸer
(Women). Part sixteen begins as the four travelers
enter NŸer, where all the citizens are women. Sanzang
and Zhu Bajie mistakenly drink some lake water that
makes people pregnant. Without knowing of their
condition, the four travelers enter the palace to get
their border pass approved by the Reigning Queen, who is
very attracted by Sanzang's handsome features and
delays her approval. The Reigning Queen asks them to
stay for a few days, and sends her Taishi (Grand Master)
to arrange her marriage Sanzang. Yet before Taishi can
ask Sanzang about the marriage, she discovers that
Sanzang and Bajie are pregnant and about to give birth,
so she sends Sun Wukong to find the antidote water at a
nearby well. Wukong discovers, however, that the guard
of the well is a friend of Niu Mowang, a monster who
wants to avenge Wukong for entrapping his son, the Red
Boy, in part fourteen. Wukong then has no choice but to
fight the guard, and after some fighting, Wukong defeats
the guard and brings the antidote water back to Sanzang
and Bajie. After Sanzang's recovery, the Reigning Queen
gives Sanzang a tour of her beautiful palace garden, and
again sends Taishi to ask Sanzang for marriage. Sanzang
flatly refuses, and the Reigning Queen places guards to
prevent them from leaving. Next, the Reigning Queen
prepares a banquet for his three pupils, while at the
same time luring Sanzang to visit her in her sleeping
quarters. Although the Reigning Queen tries all methods
to seduce Sanzang, he refuses her again and again. Just
when Sanzang is about to end their conversation, a Pipa
Monster, disguised as a court entertainer, enters,
captures Sanzang, and brings him to her cave. As usual,
Wukong comes to rescue Sanzang, but the Pipa Monster
uses her special instrument, a "pipa," to distract
Wukong, and Wukong loses the fight. Bajie tries to
fight the Pipa Monster next, but he also loses to the
monster. Then suddenly, a god named Angri Xingguan
appears to help them by turning the Pipa Monster into
her true form -- a chicken. Afterwards, Sanzang and his
three pupils take leave of the Reigning Queen, who
finally agrees to let them go, and they continue with
their journey to the West.
(This program is in Mandarin Chinese.)
Cataloging of this program was made possible by Sun TV,
2002.
Details
- NETWORK: CCTV (China)
- DATE: November 30, 1985
- RUNNING TIME: 1:05:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:70815.002
- GENRE: Drama, fantasy/science fiction
- SUBJECT HEADING: Chinese literature - Ming dynasty 1368-1644 - Drama; Drama, fantasy/science fiction; International Collection - China
- SERIES RUN: CCTV (China) - TV series, 1986
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Yang Jie … Executive Producer, Director, Adapted by
- Wang Feng … Producer
- Ruan Ruolin … Producer
- Xu Dezhong … Associate Producer
- Yu Hong … Production (Misc.), Production Assistant
- Ma Lizhu … Production (Misc.), Production Assistant
- Ren Fengpo … Direction (Misc.), Assistant Director
- Xun Hao … Direction (Misc.), Assistant Director
- Jin Genshu … Direction (Misc.), Assistant to the Director
- Jing Wenzhen … Direction (Misc.), Assistant to the Director
- Wu Chengen … Based on the novel by
- Zhou Yiqing … Adapted by
- Dai Yinglu … Adapted by
- Xu Jingqing … Music by
- Yan Su … Lyricist
- Hu Bingxu … Conductor
- Wang Wenhua … Music (Misc. Credits), Music Editor
- China Central Ballet Troupe Wind & String Ensemble … Symphony Orchestra
- Jiang Dawei … Singer
- Hu Jing … Singer
- Liuxiaolingtong … Cast, Sun Wukong
- Chi Chongrui … Cast, Tang Seng (Sanzang)
- Ma Dehua … Cast, Zhu Bajie
- Yan Huaili … Cast, Sha Seng (Sha Monk)
- Zhu Lin … Cast, Reigning Queen of Nuer
- Yang Guixiang … Cast, Taishi (Grand Master) of Nuer
- Li Yunjuan … Cast, Pipa Monster
- Wang Delin … Cast, Ruyi Zhenxian
- Xu Guanchun … Cast, Angri Xingguan
- Li Yang … Voice, Dubbing
- Li Bo … Voice, Dubbing
- Zhang Yunming … Voice, Dubbing
- Zhou Qingyu … Voice, Dubbing