Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West
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Details[edit]
- Title: 吴承恩与西游记 / Wu Cheng En Yu Xi You Ji
- English title: Wu Chengen and The Journey to the West
- Also known as: 立体西游记 (Li Ti Xi You Ji) / Journey to the West in 3-D
- Genre: Fantasy, period drama
- Episodes: 46
- Broadcast network: QLTV
- Broadcast period: 2010-Jul-01 start
- Air time: 18:55
- Opening theme song: Meng Xi You (梦西游) Dreaming of Journey to the West by Ding Gua Gua (丁呱呱)
- Ending theme song: Chuan Jia Bao (传家宝) Family Heirloom by Han Dong (韩东)
- Related TV shows: See Journey to the West
Synopsis[edit]
This drama depicts how Wu Cheng En's life, interests, friends and family influenced his penmanship of one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.
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Cast[edit]
- Liu Xiao Ling Tong as Wu Cheng En / Sun Wu Kong / Niu Jiao Yao Mu (Horned Cow Demon)
- Zhang Hao Tian as young Wu Cheng En
- Chi Chong Rui as Tang Seng
- Ma De Hua as Yao Lao Da (Mr. Yao) / Zhu Ba Jie
- Liu Da Gang (刘大刚) as Chen Long / Sha Wu Jing
- Liu Wen Ying (李文颖) as Ye Yun (Wu Cheng En's wife) / Chang E
- Yang Zi as adolescent Ye Yun
- Ma Su as Niu Yu Feng / He Hua Xian Zi (Lotus Fairy) (dubbed by Ji Guan Lin)
- Shi Xiao Qun as Bai Xue Yan / Huang Su E / Nv Er Guo Guo Wang (Queen of Women's Country)
- Ding Ding (丁叮) as Xiao Bai Long (Little White Dragon)
- Sun Tao (孙涛) as Shen Kun
- Niu Ben (牛犇) as Li Lao Fu Zi (Old Master Li)
- Zheng Shuang (郑爽) as Wu Cheng Jia (Wu Cheng En's older sister)
- Xue Yong (薛勇) as Luo Wan Jin
- Shang Da Qing (尚大庆) as Luo Pang
- Xie Yun Shan (谢昀杉) as child Luo Pang
- Zhu Long Guang (朱龙广) as Buddha / Hui Fang He Shang (Monk Hui Fang)
- Liu Jia as Guan Yin
- Wang Wei Guo as Jade Emperor / Jia Jing Emperor
- Tian Lian Yuan (田连元) as storyteller
- Jin Yang (金阳) as Li Chun Fang
- Guan Shao Zeng (关少曾) as Wu Rui (Wu Cheng En's father)
- Xu Jing Yi (许敬义) as Luo residence housekeeper
- Hu Zhan Li (胡占利) as Yan Wang (Yama)
- Liu Xiao Ye as Qin Zhen
Production Credits[edit]
- Screenwriters: Wang Shu Qiang (王树强), Ding Ai Min (丁爱敏)
- Chief producer: Xu Ming Zhe (许明哲)
- Producers: Wu Qiu Yun (吴秋云), Wang Ya Jun (王亚军), Yin Lian Zhao (尹廉钊)
- Director: Kan Wei Ping (阚卫平)
Notes[edit]
- This 2007 production is unique in that it incorporates advanced 3-D technology. Each episode features 10 minutes of footage which requires 3-D glasses to view. Prior to its broadcast on QLTV, the TV station made five million pairs of 3-D glasses to distribute to audience members in Shandong Province free of charge and then provided an additional 30 million pairs through its commercial alliances*
- The story is adapted from accounts of Wu Cheng En's life and his most famous work, Journey to the West.