The Cave of the Silken Web
盘丝洞
1927 · 59 min · CN
Directed by Dan Duyu
Seven spider spirits in the form of beautiful women hold the monk captive, and the Monkey King and Guanyin get him out. Yin Mingzhu, the director's wife, is the lead spider. Chinese fantasy cinema's earliest survivor, lost in China and found in the Norwegian archive in 2011. Dan Duyu, Shanghai, 1927, from Journey to the West, fifty-nine minutes.
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Cast
Principal players
Crew
Dan Ganting
cinematographer
Guan Ji'an
writer
