The Cave of the Silken Web
2 February 1927| 59 min
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.
Genres
AdventureFantasy
Cast
Yin Mingzhu
Ng Man-Chiu
Jiang Meikang
Zhou Hongquan
Zhan Jiali
Rongzhu He
Peizhen Xia
Dan Erchun
Baoqi Chen
He Peirong
Tuochen Chen
Wenmei Xia
Yunjie Gu
Tingting Zhou
Zhenzhen Zhou
Qishi Xue
Jianyun Xu
Lingyan Fang
Yun Ling
