XI YOU JI: ZHI JI MEI HOUWANG {JOURNEY TO THE WEST:
BAJIE STRATEGICALLY TRICKS THE MONKEY KING INTO
REJOINING THE JOURNEY} {PT. 11 OF 25} {MANDARIN
CHINESE} (TV)
Summary
The first of two programs on this tape. Part eleven 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 falls into a trap set by the
Yellow-gown Monster and Sun Wukong returns to rescue
him. In part eleven Sanzang's second pupil, Zhu Bajie
goes to find him food (since Sanzang's first pupil
Wukong was dismissed). Bajie is away for quite a while,
so Sanzang's third pupil, Sha Seng, goes to look for
him, leaving Sanzang alone. Sha Seng soon finds Bajie
sleeping, and they come back to find that Sanzang has
gone off by himself. Sanzang was lured away by a pagoda
that alternately appears and disappears and ended up in
the Yellow-gown Monster's cave. Bajie and Sha Seng go
to fight the Yellow-gown Monster, but with no success.
Meanwhile, Sanzang learns that the wife of the
Yellow-gown Monster is really a human princess named
Baihuaxiu who was kidnapped by the monster a year ago.
Sanzang is freed by Princess Baihuaxiu, and then joins
his two pupils to see the princess' father. Upon
learning that it was the Yellow-gown monster that
kidnapped his daughter, the King asks Sanzang and his
pupils to rescue her. Before Sanzang and his pupils can
agree, the Yellow-gown Monster, disguised as a
handsome young man, comes to see the King and
transforms Sanzang into a tiger. Since Bajie and Sha
Seng can't defeat the Yellow-gown Monster, Bajie goes to
find Wukong for help. Upon arriving in Wukong's cave,
Bajie says that Sanzang has been thinking a lot about
Wukong, and that Sanzang wants Wukong to return.
Wukong doesn't believe him, so Bajie has no choice but
to tell Wukong the truth that Sanzang is really in
trouble. Wukong still doesn't want to go back, so Bajie
chides Wukong that he is afraid of the Yellow-gown
Monster and that this is why he won't go back. Upon
hearing this, Wukong immediately goes back to fight the
Yellow-gown Monster. After a long and exciting fight,
Wukong defeats the Yellow-gown Monster, frees Princess
Baihuaxiu, and transforms Sanzang back into his human
form. Afterwards, Wukong wants to leave again, but
Sanzang admits he was wrong for sending Wukong away
and asks Wukong to stay. Wukong agrees, and the four
travelers 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: 0:57:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:70813.001
- 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
- Li Hongchang … Production (Misc.), Support Manager
- Ma Lizhu … Production (Misc.), Production Assistant
- Yu Hong … Production (Misc.), Production Assistant
- Ren Fengpo … Direction (Misc.), Assistant Director
- Xun Hao … Direction (Misc.), Assistant Director
- Jin Genshu … 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
- Liuxiaolingtong … Cast, Sun Wukong
- Xu Shaohua … Cast, Tang Seng (Sanzang)
- Ma Dehua … Cast, Zhu Bajie
- Yan Huaili … Cast, Sha Seng (Sha Monk)
- Ren Fengpo … Cast, Huangpao Guai (Yellow-gown Monster)
- Gu Lan … Cast, King
- Liu Bin … Cast, Princess Baihuaxiu
- Han Fengxia … Cast, Black-fox Monster #1
- Li Hongchang … Cast, Black-fox Monster #2
- Yang Shubiao … Cast, Human form of the Yellow-gown Monster
- Zhang Yunming … Voice, Dubbing
- Li Bo … Voice, Dubbing
- Wang Yuli … Voice, Dubbing
- Li Yang … Voice, Dubbing
- Chen Axi … Voice, Dubbing
- Lu Zhong … Voice, Dubbing
- Wu Guiling … Voice, Dubbing
- Ma Dehua … Voice, Dubbing