
The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven(1961)
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.

Shaw Brothers starlet Tien stars as the mythical deity Red Boy. He is sent by the gods to do battle with the monkey King who is up to more magical mischief than is good for him.

Tien Niu
Red Boy
Hsiao-Ping Yang

Chang Chiang
Fan Chiang

Yang Kuei-Yu

Chiang Kuang-Chao
Jie-Ping Kao
Chien-Kuo Lung
Chieh-Ping Kao

Shang-Kuan Liang
Battles with the Red Boy is a action, adventure, fantasy, animation film released in 1972 exploring themes of fairy tale, mythology, saiyuki, monkey king. Directed by Wu Chia-Chun, it stars Tien Niu, Hsiao-Ping Yang, Chang Chiang. Shaw Brothers starlet Tien stars as the mythical deity Red Boy. He is sent by the gods to do battle with the monkey King who is up to more magical mischief than is good for him.
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