A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
1995 | 88m | Cantonese
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai |
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| Writer: | Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai, Wu Cheng'en |
| Staring: |
| When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 21, 1995 |
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| Director: | Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai |
| Writer: | Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai, Wu Cheng'en |
| Genres: | Action |
| Keywords | martial arts |
| Production Companies | Xi'an Film Studio, Choi Sing Din Ying Gung Shut |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,237,520
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 17, 2026 Entered: Oct 04, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Stephen Chow | Joker / Monkey King |
| Richard Ng Man-Tat | Piggy |
| Law Kar-Ying | Longevity Monk |
| Yammie Lam Kit-Ying | Spider Demon |
| Karen Mok Man-Wai | White-Bone Demon / Pak Jing Jing |
| Johnnie Kong | Sandy / Blindy |
| Lu Shuming | King Bull |
| Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai | Grape Buddha |
| Athena Chu Yan | Lin Zixia |
| Lee Kin-Yan | |
| Li Baolong | |
| Ada Choi Siu-Fan | Princess Iron Fan |
| Xu Jingyi | |
| Hou Yan | Guanyin |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai | Screenplay, Writer, Director |
| Lowell Lo Koon-Ting | Original Music Composer |
| Wu Cheng'en | Novel |
| Zhao Jiping | Original Music Composer |
| Hai Kit-Wai | Editor |
| Yi Liu | Costumer |
| Tony Ching Siu-Tung | Stunt Coordinator |
| Poon Hang-Sang | Director of Photography |
| Tsim Siu-Ling | Stunts, Stunt Double |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Yeung Kwok-Fai | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 15 |
| 2024 | 5 | 28 | 49 | 20 |
| 2024 | 6 | 29 | 48 | 19 |
| 2024 | 7 | 28 | 49 | 18 |
| 2024 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 16 |
| 2024 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 15 |
| 2024 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 12 |
| 2024 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 15 |
| 2024 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 13 |
| 2025 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 12 |
| 2025 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 15 | 67 | 3 |
| 2025 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 933 | 963 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 718 | 876 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 441 | 708 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 491 | 812 |