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The Cave of the Silken Web

The Cave of the Silken Web

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 2, 1927

Runtime

0h 59m

Genres

Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

User Score

51%

Original Title

盘丝洞

Production Companies

Shanghai Film Company, Shanghai Photoplay Company

Director

Dan Duyu

Description

One of the earliest cinematic adaptation of Chinese classic novel Journey to the West. When seeking for food alone, Tang Xuanzang was kept prisoner by seven spider monsters who took the form of seven beautiful women. The Monkey King and the other two of Xuanzang's disciples managed to rescue him with the help of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva/Guanyin. They renounced the desire for lust and continued the quest for Buddhist Scriptures.