The Monkey King and the Fruit of Immortality

1981 0h 45m ZH

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 3

FamilyFantasyActionAdventureAnimationComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Sun Wukong and the group arrive at a monastery, where the Daoist lads offer Sangzang some ginseng fruits, shaped inexplicably like babies. Incensed he has not been offered one, Wukong steals three, and shares them with his brothers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yan Dingxian
Writers: Yan Dingxian
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: China

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RUNTIME

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Tight 45-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Monkey King (Animated) Collection" — 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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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2572226 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yan Dingxian directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 45-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Monkey King (Animated) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5IMDB entry: tt2572226 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.