
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
ActionAdventureFantasyComedyRomanceDramamartial artsbased on novel or bookmonktime travelreincarnationgoddesskingmonkeyjourneymonkey king
A wildly inventive, genre-blending fantasy-comedy rooted in classical mythology, balancing frenetic action and romantic entanglement with metaphysical themes of reincarnation and redemption.
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.
Essence
Ensemble

Stephen Chow
Joker / Monkey King

Richard Ng Man-Tat
Piggy

Law Kar-Ying
Longevity Monk

Yammie Lam Kit-Ying
Spider Demon

Karen Mok Man-Wai
White-Bone Demon / Pak Jing Jing

Johnnie Kong
Sandy / Blindy

Lu Shuming
King Bull

Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
Grape Buddha

Athena Chu Yan
Lin Zixia

Lee Kin-Yan

Li Baolong

Ada Choi Siu-Fan
Princess Iron Fan
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