journey to the west

The Lost Empire (2001)

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Reluctant hero, beautiful goddess, three days to save the world.

American journalist Nick Orton is caught up in the world of Chinese gods and monsters while on a search for the long lost manuscript to 'Hsi Yu Chi' (The Journey to the West) by Wu Ch'eng En. He is accompanied on his journey by a humanoid ape with incredible strength and magical powers, a humanoid pig-man, and his brother-in-arms, an ex-cannibal. Based on one of the greatest stories in Chinese history.

Cast & Crew

Director
Peter MacDonald
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    Nicholas Orton Thomas Gibson
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    Kwan Ying Bai Ling
  • Profile picture of Russell Wong
    Monkey King Russell Wong
  • Profile picture of Ric Young
    Confucius Ric Young
  • Profile picture of Kabir Bedi
    Friar Sand Kabir Bedi
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    Communist Official Richard Ng Yiu-Hon
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    Pigsy Eddie Marsan
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    Shu Randall Duk Kim
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Miniseries

2001

2 episodes

Season 1 of The Lost Empire premiered on March 11, 2001

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Keywords

  • journey to the west