A Chinese Odyssey (1995)
1995 film directed by Jeffrey Lau
- Released
- 1995
- Country
- People's Republic of China, Hong Kong
- Language
- Cantonese
- Genre
- Kung fu film
- Director
- Jeffrey Lau
- Screenplay
- Jeffrey Lau
- Music
- Zhao Jiping
- Starring
- Stephen Chow, Athena Chu, Ng Man-tat, Yammie Lam, Karen Mok, Law Kar-ying, Jeffrey Lau, Ada Choi
- Running time
- 87 minutes
- Distributor
- Netflix
- Based on
- Journey to the West
A Chinese Odyssey is Chinese film series directed by Jeffrey Lau. It is a spin-off of the 16th-century novel Journey to the West, following the adventures of Sun Wukong when he gets sidetracked while escorting Tang Sanzang on their quest for the Buddhist scriptures. The original series consisted of two back-to-back films released in 1995: A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box (西遊記第壹佰零壹回之月光寶盒) and A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella (西遊記大結局之仙履奇緣), starring Stephen Chow, Athena Chu, Ng Man-tat, Yammie Lam, Karen Mok, Law Kar-ying, Lu Shuming and Ada Choi. A third film, A Chinese Odyssey Part Three, with a largely different cast and less popularity, was released on 14 September 2016.
The two-part A Chinese Odyssey, the first project produced by the Choi Sing Film Company co-founded by Chow, met with a lukewarm critical and commercial reception upon its premiere in 1995. By the 2000s, however, it had developed a cult following among young people in mainland China and helped establish Chow as a cultural icon.
Cast
More films directed by Jeffrey Lau
- Saviour of the Soul 1991
- 92 Legendary La Rose Noire 1992
- The Eagle Shooting Heroes 1993
- Kung Fu League 2018
Series
- Followed by: A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q868483 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.