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Wu Cheng'en

Name in Native Language: "吴承恩" (ZH-HANT)
Poet / Writer / Scholar | * 1506 († 01/01/1582) | Huai'an (People's Republic of China)
Wu Cheng'en (traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn; Wade–Giles: Wu2 Ch‘êng2-ên1; Jyutping: Ng4 Sing4 Jan1, c. 1500–1582 or 1505–1580), courtesy name Ruzhong (汝忠), was a Chinese novelist, poet, and politician during the Ming dynasty. He is considered by many to be the author of Journey to the West, one of the Classic Chinese Novels. ()

Wu Cheng'en (traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn, c. 1500–1582 or 1505–1580), was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty, and is considered by many to be the author of Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Adventure | Fantasy | Action

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A stick-wielding monkey teams with a young girl on an epic quest for immortality, battling demons, dragons, gods — and his own ego — along the way. ...

The Monkey King

PG

2023 | 3.3/5 | 1h 32min
Animation, Fantasy, Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy
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In a world plagued by demons who cause great human suffering, young demon hunter Tang Sanzang must fight against monstrous demons, as well as contend with a beautiful demon hunting woman on his path t ...

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

PG-13

2013 | 3.5/5 | 1h 50min
Action, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
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Journey to the West is a Chinese television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on CCTV in China on 1 October 1986. The series became an instant c ...

Journey to the West

Certification unknown

1986 | 4.1/5 | 45min per episode
Action & Adventure, Drama
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Movies with Wu Cheng'en as Crew(19)

Writing/Novel2018 The Monkey King 3
Writing/Novel2016 The Monkey King 2
Writing/Original Series Creator2015 Monkey King: Hero Is Back
Writing/Original Concept2015 Monkey King: Hero Is Back
Writing/Novel2014 Journey to the West
Writing/Original Story2007 Monkey King vs. Er Lang Shen
Writing/Novel1996 The Monkey Prince
Writing/Novel1995 A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
Writing/Novel1995 A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
Writing/Novel1981 Ginseng Fruit
Writing/Story1972 Battles with the Red Boy
Writing/Writer1966 The Monkey Goes West
Writing/Story1962 Scarlet Boy
Writing/Writer1961 The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven
Writing/Novel1960 Alakazam the Great!
Writing/Novel1959 The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
Writing/Novel1940 The Monkey King
Writing/Novel1940 Songoku 2
Writing/Novel1940 Songoku 1

TV Shows/Series with Wu Cheng'en as Crew(3)

Writing/Novel2012 Journey to the West
Writing/Original Story1986 Journey to the West
Writing/Novel1978 Monkey

Full Name: Chengen Wu
Born: 1506 in Huai'an (People's Republic of China)
Died: Friday, 01/01 1582 (January) in Shanyang County (aged: 76)
Languages: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH, native language)
Other names for Wu Cheng'en (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ch'eng-En Wu"
"吳承恩"
"吴承恩"
"Cheng'en Wu"
"Wu Ch'Eng-En"
"وو تشنغن"
"У Чэнъэнь"
"Ngô Thừa Ân"
"Ու Չենեն"
"Wu Cheng’en"
Wu Cheng'en frequently works together with these people:
Kajirō Yamamoto (8x, Crew)
Jeffrey Lau (7x, Crew)
Eiji Tsuburaya (5x, Crew)
Toshio Kanai (4x, Cast)
Ma Dehua (4x, Actor)
Sadaichi Yanagida (4x, Cast)
Han Shanxu (4x, Actor)
Akira Kishii (3x, Actor)
Chieko Takehisa (3x, Actress)
Akira Mimura (3x, Crew)
Tian Xiao Peng (3x, Crew)
Seiichi Suzuki (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:59721, Added: 05/17/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024