A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

Name: A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
Released: 1995

Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai

time travel reincarnation love triangle immortality celestial mythology

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Synopsis

When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.

Year1995

CountryHong Kong

DirectorJeffrey Lau Chun-Wai

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