The Cave of the Silken Web

1967 1h 22m ZH

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 12

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Synopsis

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Monkey King, Pig and Friar Sand must rescue his master Buddhist monk from seven witches / spiders who believe themselves to be immortal if they eat the monk's flesh. The third part of the Shaw Brothers film series about Monkey King after the novel "Journey to the West."

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chow Lung-Cheung
Su Wu Kong, Monkey King
Ho Fan
Monk Tang Tseng / Tripitaka
Pang Pang
Pigsy
Tien Shun
Monk Sandy
Liu Liang-Hua
Gold Spider
Angela Yu Chien
Red Spider
Shen Yi
Green Spider
Helen Ma Hoi-Lun
Purple Spider

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ho Meng-Hua
Writers: Cheng Kang
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Journey to the West Collection (Shaw Brothers)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ho Meng-Hua, shot by Lam Kwok-Cheung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Wang Fu-Ling. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chiang Hsing-Lung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Chow Lung-Cheung and Ho Fan and Pang Pang carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ho Meng-Hua directs. Lam Kwok-Cheung behind the camera. Wang Fu-Ling scores. Chiang Hsing-Lung cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
259 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Journey to the West Collection (Shaw Brothers)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Ho Meng-Hua, shot by Lam Kwok-Cheung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Wang Fu-Ling. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Chiang Hsing-Lung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Chow Lung-Cheung and Ho Fan and Pang Pang carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0405250 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.