Tang Sanzang is armed with a book of children’s nursery rhymes that were taught by his Buddhist master in the ways of demon hunting. Ambitious and eager, Tang sets off into the world to encounter a plethora of monsters. After failing miserably, he is forced to turn to Miss Duan for assistance.

One of Hong Kong cinema’s biggest stars, Stephen Chow has built a formidable career recalibrating popular genres to his own charismatically comic ends. A fantastical action spectacular starring Shu Qi (Millennium Mambo), Journey to the West charts a hero’s journey toward spiritual enlightenment.