A Chinese Odyssey
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A Chinese Odyssey is a two-part 1995 Hong Kong fantasy-comedy film series loosely based on Journey to the West, renowned for its time-travel plot, Stephen Chow’s performance, and enduring cult following in Chinese-speaking regions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hong Kong film
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fantasy-comedy film ⓘ film series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Journey to the West: Pandora's Box and Cinderella
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Sai yau gei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Journey to the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultStatus | cult classic in Chinese cinema ⓘ |
| director | Jeffrey Lau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Golden Harvest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Sha Wujing
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Sun Wukong NERFINISHED ⓘ Tang Sanzang NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhu Bajie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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fantasy film ⓘ romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowingIn |
Chinese-speaking regions
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Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ Mainland China NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
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A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Hong Kong fantasy-comedy films ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Stephen Chow as Joker / Monkey King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorableQuote | Once upon a time, there was a sincere love in front of me... ⓘ |
| memorableQuoteLanguage | Cantonese ⓘ |
| musicBy | Raymond Wong Ying-wah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Stephen Chow's comedic performance
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time-travel plot ⓘ |
| notableScene | moonlight confession scene between Joker and Zixia ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Cantonese ⓘ |
| producer | Jeffrey Lau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDatePartOne | 1995-01-21 ⓘ |
| releaseDatePartTwo | 1995-02-04 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jeffrey Lau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | ancient China ⓘ |
| starring |
Athena Chu
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Karen Mok NERFINISHED ⓘ Law Kar-ying NERFINISHED ⓘ Ng Man-tat NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Chow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
love and destiny
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reincarnation ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
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