A Chinese Tall Story
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| A Chinese Tall Story | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jeffrey Lau |
| Produced by | Albert Lee |
| Written by | Jeffrey Lau |
| Starring | Nicholas Tse Charlene Choi Fan Bing-Bing Wilson Chen Kenny Kwan Steven Cheung |
| Music by | Joe Hisaishi |
| Distributed by | Emperor Motion Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  December 22, 2005 |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| IMDb profile | |
A Chinese Tall Story (Chinese: 情癲大聖, Ching din dai sing) is a 2005 Hong Kong fantasy adventure film, written and directed by Jeffrey Lau.
[edit] Plot
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
It is a twisted story about the monk Tripitaka, and his three disciples who are journeying west to acquire some Buddhist scriptures. While stopping in Shache City, they come under attack by minions of the evil Tree Demon, and the demons capture his three disciples.
He is then captured by the king of reptiles, and placed under the care of the ugly and shunned Meiyan, who falls in love with the monk. Luckily for Tripitaka, an alien princess rescues him, and Meiyan decides to team up with the princess in order to rescue the disciples.
Spoilers end here.
[edit] Cast
- Nicholas Tse as Tripitaka
- Charlene Choi as Meyian
- Fan Bing-Bing as Princess Meyian
- Wilson Chen as Monkey King
- Kenny Kwan as Pig Monk
- Steven Cheung as Sand Monk
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