



1960s Hong Kong film series produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Ho Meng-hua.
The Journey to the West Collection (Shaw Brothers) franchise spans 6 films, released between 1966 and 1981. It began with The Monkey Goes West (1966) and continues through My Young Auntie (1981). Audiences rate the franchise 6.5/10 on average.
For most viewers, release order is the recommended way to watch Journey to the West Collection (Shaw Brothers). This is how the story was crafted and revealed to audiences — earlier films seed details, callbacks, and twists that pay off in later entries. Watching in release order preserves those reveals and matches the pacing the filmmakers intended.
Journey to the West Collection (Shaw Brothers) largely tracks its own in-universe chronology, so release order and chronological order overlap closely. You can use either without losing much, though release order is still the safest first watch.
1960s Hong Kong film series produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Ho Meng-hua.
Each film builds on the previous one, rewarding viewers who watch in sequence.
All 6 movies in release order — the recommended way to watch Journey to the West Collection (Shaw Brothers)


THE MONKEY GOES WEST is the first entry in the studio’s epic, four-part screen adaptation of “Journey to the West,” a 16th-century novel recounting the efforts of a Buddhist monk and his magical companions to travel to India and bring back Buddhist sutras.


The mythological tale of a quest from China to India to bring back Buddhist scriptures, famous for the adventures of Sun Wukong, the notorious Monkey King.


Monkey King, Pig and Friar Sand must rescue his master Buddhist monk from seven witches / spiders who believe themselves to be immortal if they eat the monk's flesh. The third part of the Shaw Brothers film series about Monkey King after the novel "Journey to the West."


The Monk, Monkey and Pigsy find themselves in the title realm, where women can only give birth to women...unless loved by a man


In The Fantastic Magic Baby, director Chang Cheh weaves a wild and woolly yarn about how the legendary Monkey King and Goddess of Mercy battle and defeat the child god Hung Hai-erh then point him down the road to righteousness.
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