The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven

"You tell your Jade Emperor, accept my title or I'll ruin his Palace!"

1961 1h 54m ZH

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7.8

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★7.8TMDB · 98

AnimationAdventureFantasyAction

Synopsis

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Sun Wukong, the King of the Monkeys, sets off on his first adventure to gain a worthy weapon. This earns the attention of the Jade Emperor of Heaven.

“You tell your Jade Emperor, accept my title or I'll ruin his Palace!”

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Cast

Qiu Yuefeng
Sun Wu-Kong / Monkey King (voice)
Fu Runsheng
Jade Emperor (voice)
Bi Ke
Dragon King / Earth (voice)
Shang Hua
Taibai Jinxing (voice)
Yu Ding
Erlang God / Tota Heavenly King / Ma Tianjun (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wan Laiming
Writers: Li Keruo, Wan Laiming, Wu Cheng'en
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: China

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ERA

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65 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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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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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Qiu Yuefeng and Fu Runsheng and Bi Ke carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You tell your Jade Emperor, accept my title or I'll ruin his Palace!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0059855 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Wan Laiming directs. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

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165 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "The Monkey King (Animated) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Qiu Yuefeng and Fu Runsheng and Bi Ke carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "You tell your Jade Emperor, accept my title or I'll ruin his Palace!".
6IMDB entry: tt0059855 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Released under 20 different titles around the world.