Journey to the West II

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Journey to the West II
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Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 西遊記 (貳)
Simplified Chinese 西游记 (贰)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Xī Yóu Jì Èr
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping Sai1 Jau4 Gei3 Ji6
Genre Chinese mythology, shenmo, fantasy, adventure
Based on Journey to the West
by Wu Cheng'en
Screenplay byCheung Wah-biu
Directed byFong Chun-chiu
Starring Benny Chan
Kwong Wah
Wayne Lai
Evergreen Mak
Narrated byJimmy Kwok
Theme music composerAki Kubota
Opening themeChui Yat Nim (取一念) performed by Benny Chan
Country of origin Hong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes42
Production
ProducerLau Sze-yu
Production location Hong Kong
Running time45 minutes per episode
Production company TVB
Original release
Network TVB Jade
Release26 October (1998-10-26) 
19 December 1998 (1998-12-19)
Related
Journey to the West (1996)

Journey to the West II is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the 16th-century novel Journey to the West . The series was produced by TVB and was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong from October to December 1998. It is a sequel to the 1996 television series Journey to the West , also produced by TVB, which covered only the first half of the novel. Benny Chan replaces Dicky Cheung as Sun Wukong in this installment, while the other principal cast members Kwong Wah, Wayne Lai and Evergreen Mak reprise their roles from the previous installment.[ citation needed ]

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Cast

Main cast

Other cast

Note: Some cast members played multiple roles.