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The Monkey King is a 2014 Hongkonger-Chinese action-fantasy film directed by Cheang Pou-soi and starring Donnie Yen as the titular protagonist son Gouku. Yen also serves as the film's action director. Production began in Beijing on 18 October 2010 and was filmed in 3D. The plot is based on an episode of Journey to the West, a Chinese literary classic written in the Ming Dynasty by Wu Cheng'en. It was released on 31 January 2014. A sequel titled The Monkey King 2 was released in February 2016.
Original Release
01/09/2014
US Release
01/09/2014
Cast
Name | Character |
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Donnie Yen | Monkey King / Sun Wukong |
Chow Yun-Fat | Jade Emperor |
Aaron Kwok | Bull Demon King / Buffalo Demon King |
Yitian Hai | Master Puti |
Peter Ho | Erlangshen |
Gigi Leung | Chang'E |
Joe Chen | Princess Iron Fan |
Zitong Xia | Ruxue / Silver Nine-tailed Fox |
Kelly Chen | Guanyin / Goddess of Mercy / Goddess of Mercy, Guanyin |
Calvin Ka-Sing Cheng | Nezha |
Directors
Writers
Tai-lee Chan, Kam-Yuen Szeto, Edmond Wong, Xin Huo
Cast
Name | Character |
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Donnie Yen | Monkey King / Sun Wukong |
Chow Yun-Fat | Jade Emperor |
Aaron Kwok | Bull Demon King / Buffalo Demon King |
Yitian Hai | Master Puti |
Peter Ho | Erlangshen |
Gigi Leung | Chang'E |
Joe Chen | Princess Iron Fan |
Zitong Xia | Ruxue / Silver Nine-tailed Fox |
Kelly Chen | Guanyin / Goddess of Mercy / Goddess of Mercy, Guanyin |
Calvin Ka-Sing Cheng | Nezha |
Eddie Cheung | Heavenly King / Master Pitu |
Him Law | Muzha |
Cathy Yue-Yan Leung | Caixia Fairy |
Jing Li | Green Monkey |
Hua Liu | Dragon King of the East Sea |
Irene Wang | Caiyun Fairy |
Hua Yan | One of Jade Warlord's guards |
Zilin Zhang | Goddess Nu Wa |
Bin Chang | Nu Wa |
Irene Wong | Caiyun Fairy |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Clarence Fok | Executive Producer |
Robert Harris | Executive Producer |
Kiefer Liu | Executive Producer |
Michael Wehrhahn | Executive Producer |
David Ebner | Producer |
Tom Russo | Producer |
Maggie Wang | Producer |