The Cave of the Silken Web (1927)

The Cave of the Silken Web

1927

Adventure Fantasy

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.

Credits

Director

Dan Duyu

Cast

Baoqi Chen as yellow flower Daoist spirit

Dan Erchun as Sandy

He Peirong

Jiang Meikang as Tang Xuanzang, the pilgrim

Ng Man-Chiu as Wukong, the monkey

Peizhen Xia as Second spider spirit

Rongzhu He as The Man in White

Yin Mingzhu as The Spider Queen