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A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

19957.61h 28m

Overview

When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.

Directed by Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
Written by Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai, Wu Cheng'en
Produced by Yeung Kwok-Fai
Box Office0Revenue: $3.2M

Top Cast

Stephen Chow

Stephen Chow

Joker / Monkey King

Richard Ng Man-Tat

Richard Ng Man-Tat

Piggy

Law Kar-Ying

Law Kar-Ying

Longevity Monk

Yammie Lam Kit-Ying

Yammie Lam Kit-Ying

Spider Demon

Karen Mok Man-Wai

Karen Mok Man-Wai

White-Bone Demon / Pak Jing Jing

Johnnie Kong

Johnnie Kong

Sandy / Blindy

Lu Shuming

Lu Shuming

King Bull

Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai

Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai

Grape Buddha

Athena Chu Yan

Athena Chu Yan

Lin Zixia

Lee Kin-Yan

Lee Kin-Yan

Themes & Keywords

martial arts

About A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box is a action, adventure, fantasy, comedy, romance film released in 1995 exploring themes of martial arts. Directed by Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai, it stars Stephen Chow, Richard Ng Man-Tat, Law Kar-Ying. When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.

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