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The Cave of the Silken Web
HONG KONG · 1967

The Cave of the Silken Web

Ho Meng-Hua
rescue mission supernatural creatures immortality Buddhist mythology journey to the west
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Synopsis

Monkey King, Pig and Friar Sand must rescue his master Buddhist monk from seven witches / spiders who believe themselves to be immortal if they eat the monk's flesh. The third part of the Shaw Brothers film series about Monkey King after the novel "Journey to the West."

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