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A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
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Title: A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

Release Date: 21 Jan 1995

Runtime: 1h 28m

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance

Director: Choi Sing Din Ying Gung Shut, Xi'an Film Studio

Production Companies: Choi Sing Din Ying Gung Shut, Xi'an Film Studio

Overview: When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.

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Average Vote: 7.5 (264 votes)

Cast

  • Joker / Monkey King: Stephen Chow Sing-Chi
  • White-Bone Demon / Pak Jing Jing: Karen Mok Man-Wai
  • Spider Demon: Yammie Lam Kit-Ying
  • Piggy: Richard Ng Man-Tat
  • Longevity Monk: Law Kar-Ying
  • Sandy / Blindy: Johnnie Kong Yeuk-Shing
  • Grape Buddha: Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
  • King Bull: Lu Shuming
  • Princess Iron Fan: Ada Choi Siu-Fan
  • Guanyin: Ng Yuk-Gan
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