The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra

The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra 齊天大聖孫悟空
The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra promo poster
Genre	Comedy Shenmo Fantasy
Written by	Siu Yeuk Yuen Chan Man keung Yip Kwong Yu
Directed by	Fung Pak Yuen Wong Wai Man
Starring	Dicky Cheung Edmond Leung Eric Kot Sam Lee Charlene Choi Gillian Chung Nicholas 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 Taiwan
Original language(s)	Cantonese, Mandarin
No. of episodes	40 35 (TVB)
Production
Location(s)	China
Running time	45 minutes
Production company(s)	Yat Yuen Productions Hsin Feng Company Ltd. Mo Bin International Ltd.
Release
Original network	TVB
Original release	10 July (2002-07-10) – 2 September 2002 (2002-09-02)
External links
GTV Official Website

The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (Chinese: 齊天大聖孫悟空) is a 2002 Hong Kong/Taiwanese TV series based on the novel Journey to the West. It is also a remake of the 90's TVB version.

This is the second Monkey King that is portrayed by Dicky Cheung, the other one being "Journey to the West I" (1996). It is also the first Monkey King series that is not called "Journey to the West". This was just broadcast on TVB however it is a co-production of Taiwanese-Hong Kong.

This series consists of 40 episodes.

Cast

Leading stars

Dicky Cheung as Monkey King (Sun Wukong)
Sam Lee as Sandy (Sha Jang)
Edmond Leung as Tang Sam Jong
Eric Kot as Piggy (Ju Bat Gwai)
Charlene Choi as Purple Orchid
Gillian Chung as Purple Rose

Other stars

Andy Hui as Dragon Horse
Sammi Cheng as Guan Yin
Nicholas Tse as Chung Kwai
William So as East Dragon Emperor
Kristy Yang as White Bone Demon
Ai Iijima as Black Spider Demon
Bryan Leung as Lee Ching
Jimmy Lin as Ne Zha
Alien Sun as White Spider Demon
Yuki Hsu as Red Boy
Anita Yuen as The Goddess of Nine Heaven
Law Kar-ying as Golden Star
Barbie Hsu as Ice Goddess
Xiao Qiang as Steel Fan Princess
Cheung Sai as SuSu
Lee San-San as Seven Treasure Umbrella 七寶羅傘

Wu Cheng'en's Journey to the West

Characters	Sun Wukong Xuanzang Zhu Bajie Sha Wujing Red Boy Baigujing Princess Iron Fan Others

Films	The Cave of the Silken Web (1927) Princess Iron Fan (1941) Alakazam the Great (1960) Havoc in Heaven (1961) Princess Iron Fan (1966) The Cave of the Silken Web (1967) Doraemon: Nobita's Parallel "Journey to the West" (1988) A Chinese Odyssey (1995) A Chinese Tall Story (2005) Saiyūki (2007) Monkey King vs. Er Lang Shen (2007) The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013) The Monkey King (2014) Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2015) The Monkey King 2 (2016) Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2 (2017) The Tales of Wukong (2017) The Monkey King 3 (2018) Journey to the West (TBA)

Sequels	A Supplement to the Journey to the West (c. 1640)

TV	Gokū no Daibōken (1967) Monkey (1978) Science Fiction Saiyuki Starzinger (1978) Journey to the West (1986 and 1999) Journey to the West (1996) Journey to the West II (1996) Monkey Magic (1998) Journey to the West – Legends of the Monkey King (1999) Shinzo (2000) Sunny Piggy (2000) The Monkey King (2001) The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (2002) Saiyūki (2006) Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West (2010) Journey to the West (2010) Journey to the West (2011)

Stage	Monkey: Journey to the West (play)

Manga & Comics	Dragon Ball Saiyūki Patalliro Saiyuki Monkey Typhoon Saint The Monkey King Xin American Born Chinese

Games	Ether Saga Online Enslaved: Odyssey to the West Fantasy Westward Journey Ganso Saiyūki: Super Monkey Daibōken Legend of Wukong Monkey Hero Monkey Magic Saiyuki: Journey West SonSon Westward Journey Online II Whomp 'Em Yūyūki

Literature	Griever: An American Monkey King in China Tripmaster Monkey Four Great Classical Novels

Places	Gao Village Gao Village Arc Mount Huaguo Shuilian Cave Tepe Narenj

Other	List of media adaptations of Journey to the West Monk's spade Ruyi Jingu Bang Journey to the West (album)

Television series based on the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature

Dream of the Red Chamber	Dream of the Red Chamber (1987) Dream of the Red Chamber (1996) The Dream of Red Mansions (2010)

Journey to the West	Monkey (1978) Journey to the West (1986) Journey to the West (1996) Journey to the West (1997) The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (2002) Saiyūki (2006) Journey to the West (2010) Journey to the West (2011)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms	Romance of the Three Kingdoms (1994) Three Kingdoms (2011)

Water Margin	The Water Margin (1973) Outlaws of the Marsh (1983) The Water Margin (1998) All Men Are Brothers (2011)

TVB series in 2002

First Line Series	Love Is Beautiful A Herbalist Affair The Bronze Teeth Taiji Prodigy Let's Face It Eternal Happiness Slim Chances Family Man The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra Lofty Waters Verdant Bow

Second Line Series	Law Enforcers Invisible Journey Legal Entanglement A Case of Misadventure A Trust of a Life Time The Young Detective II Where the Legend Begins Burning Flame II Square Pegs

Third Line Series	Virtues of Harmony Golden Faith Take My Word For It

Warehoused Series	Police Station No. 7 Fight for Love Love and Again Doomed to Oblivion

2001 ← 2002 → 2003

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