Journey to the West
Seen it?1986 | 2 seasons | 45 min | Action & Adventure, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved Star Trek: Voyager, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 45 minutes, about 31 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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 classic in China and is still being praised as the best and most authentic interpretation of the novel. Unadapted portions of the original story were later covered in the second season, which was released in 1999.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
3 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 73K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Journey To The West 1986 is the high point.
Journey To The West 19861986 · 25 episodes · 9.7 out of 10Friday- Journey To The West 20002000 · 16 episodes · 9.5 out of 10Friday
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Cast & crew
Created by Jie Yang
- Zhang Jinlai孙悟空
- Cui Jingfu猪八戒
- Liu Dagang沙僧
- Chi Zhongrui唐僧/井龙王