The Cave of the Silken Web
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The Monkey King's latest rescue involves spider demons who think a monk would make an excellent route to immortality. Bright costumes and extravagant stage magic turn the quest into a lively fantasy pageant. The mythology is treated sincerely, while the visual flourishes happily do the showing off.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 6.5/10
- Plot
- 8/10
- Effects
- 5/10
- Dialogue
- 6.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 7.5/10
“The monastery has received an extremely unwelcome dinner invitation.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 67
Synopsis and movie facts
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."
- Released
- 1967
- Directed by
- Ho Meng-Hua
- Running time
- 82 min
- Original title
- 盤絲洞
Starring
- Chow Lung-Cheung as Su Wu Kong, Monkey King
- Ho Fan as Monk Tang Tseng / Tripitaka
- Pang Pang as Pigsy
- Tien Shun as Monk Sandy
- Liu Liang-Hua as Gold Spider
- Angela Yu Chien as Red Spider
- Shen Yi as Green Spider
- Helen Ma Hoi-lun as Purple Spider
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: The Cave of the Silken Web (1967), directed by Ho Meng-Hua. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · badmovies.org
The review describes the spider sisters, their magical webs and the Monkey King's rescue, with emphasis on ornate costumes and broad fantasy performance. Full review text retained from earlier catalogue research and consulted again on 2026-11-10; no claim of a fresh page download.
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