Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
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Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (Chinese: 西遊伏妖篇)[8] is a 2017 Chinese fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Tsui Hark. A sequel to Stephen Chow's 2013 film Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, it was produced and co-written by both Tsui and Chow.
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Traditional Chinese | 西遊伏妖篇 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 西游伏妖篇 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Journey to the West: Demons Story | ||||||||||
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Directed by | Tsui Hark | ||||||||||
Written by | Stephen Chow Tsui Hark Kelvin Lee | ||||||||||
Based on | Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en | ||||||||||
Produced by | Stephen Chow Tsui Hark Nansun Shi | ||||||||||
Starring | Kris Wu Kenny Lin Yang Yiwei Mengke Bateer Yao Chen Jelly Lin | ||||||||||
Cinematography | Choi Sung-fai | ||||||||||
Edited by | Lin Li Tsui Hark Jason Zen | ||||||||||
Music by | Raymond Wong | ||||||||||
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Distributed by | Lian Ray Pictures[1] | ||||||||||
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Running time | 108 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | China | ||||||||||
Language | Mandarin | ||||||||||
Budget | $63.9 million[2][3][4] | ||||||||||
Box office | $248.8 million[5][6][7] |
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The film follows the adventures of Tang Sanzang and his disciples Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing after the events of the first film; all four roles have been recast. The film was released in China by Lianrui Pictures on 28 January 2017 in MX4D, 4DX, IMAX 3D and 3D.[1][9]