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2002 Hong Kong TV series or program

The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra
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齊天大聖孫悟空
Genre ComedyShenmoFantasy
Written by Siu Yeuk YuenChan Man keungYip Kwong Yu
Directed by Fung Pak YuenWong Wai Man
Starring Dicky CheungEdmond LeungEric KotSam LeeCharlene ChoiGillian ChungNicholas Tse
Theme music composer Ng Kwok King
Opening theme "高高在下" by Dicky Cheung and Andy Lau
Ending theme "至情至聖" by Dicky Cheung
Country of origin Hong Kong
Original language Cantonese
No. of episodes 4035 (TVB)
Production
Production location Hong Kong
Running time 45 minutes
Production companies Yat Yuen ProductionsHsin Feng Company Ltd.Mo Bin International Ltd.
Original release
Network TVB
Release 10 July (2002-07-10)[1] –2 September 2002 (2002-09-02)

The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (Chinese: 齊天大聖孫悟空) is a 2002 Hong Kong TV series based on the 16th-century novel Journey to the West. It is also a remake of the 1996 TVB version.[2][3]

This is the second Monkey King that is portrayed by Dicky Cheung, the other one being Journey to the West (1996). It is also the first Monkey King series that is not titled Journey to the West. It was only broadcast on TVB, even though it is a Hong Kong-Taiwanese co-production.[4]

This series consists of 40 episodes.

Leading stars[3][5]

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  2. ^ "齊天大聖孫悟空 - TheTVDB.com". thetvdb.com. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b Watch The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra streaming. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via www.betaseries.com.
  4. ^ "The Monkey King". TV Time. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  5. ^ The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra TV series Review and Film summary via Detail – Critifan. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via www.critifan.com.