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Immortal Demon Slayer

2017 2h 10m ZH
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7.6
BANGER
★7.6TMDB · 226
FantasyActionAdventureFamily
Synopsis
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A giant rebelled against the heavens. It was declared a devil and defeated. The immortal heart evolved into Sun Wukong. The heavens found him, and ravaged his home. He enters the heavenly kingdom, disguised as a human, seeking retribution.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

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Behind the camera

Director
Derek Kwok Chi-Kin
Writers
Sean Huang, Fan Wenwen, Henri Wong
Languages
Mandarin
Countries
China

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Derek Kwok Chi-Kin, shot by Jason Kwan. 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 Wan Pin-Chu. 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 Matthew Hui Wai-Kit shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Eddie Peng Yu-Yan and Ni Ni and Yue Man-lok carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6513406 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Derek Kwok Chi-Kin directs. Jason Kwan behind the camera. Wan Pin-Chu scores. Matthew Hui Wai-Kit cuts. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 9 years ago.
  • 2Directed by Derek Kwok Chi-Kin, shot by Jason Kwan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 3Original score by Wan Pin-Chu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 4Editor Matthew Hui Wai-Kit shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Eddie Peng Yu-Yan and Ni Ni and Yue Man-lok carry the top of the cast.
  • 6IMDB entry: tt6513406 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 7Released under 19 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography
Jason Kwan
Original score
Wan Pin-Chu
Editing
Matthew Hui Wai-Kit
Runtime
130 min · 2h 10m
Status
Released
Box office
$103,818,506
Original language
ZH

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Derek Kwok Chi-Kin

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Production companies

Who made it

  • New Classics Media

    New Classics Media

    CN

  • Huaxia Film Distribution

    Huaxia Film Distribution

    CN

  • Wanda Pictures

    Wanda Pictures

    CN

Key crew

  • ProducerIvy Kong Yuk-Yee
  • VFX SupervisorSong Yong-gu
  • EditorMatthew Hui Wai-Kit
  • Production ManagerWong Yu-Ching

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • martial arts
  • based on myths, legends or folklore

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical2017-07-13

Also known as

International titles

  • Wu Kong zhuanCN
  • The Tales of WukongUS
  • Legend of WukongSG
  • ВуконгUA
  • Ву КонгUA
  • 오공전KR
  • -悟空伝-JP
  • Immortal Demon SlayerUS
  • WuKongCN
  • The Legend of WukongGB
  • ー悟空伝ーJP
  • -悟空伝-JP
  • ―悟空伝―JP
  • Wùkōng ZhuànCN
  • Wu KongUS

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