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Cave of the Silken Web

Original title: Pan si dong
Year: 1927
Running time: 59 min.
Country: China
Director: Dan Duyu
Screenwriter: Guan Ji'an
Cast: Mingzhu Yin, Wenchao Wu, Jiang Meikang, Zhou Hongquan, Zhan Jiali, Rongzhu He, Peizhen Xia, Dan Erchun
Cinematography: Dan Ganting (B&W)
Producer: Shanghai Film Company
Genre: Fantasy | Half-length Film. Silent Film
Synopsis: One of the earliest cinematic adaptation of Chinese classic novel Journey to the West. When seeking for food alone, Tang Xuanzang was kept prisoner by seven spider monsters who took the form of seven beautiful women. The Monkey King and the other two of Xuanzang's disciples managed to rescue him with the help of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva/Guanyin. They renounced the desire for lust and continued the quest for Buddhist Scriptures.

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Cave of the Silken Web

1927

Dan Duyu