Journey to the West II

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 takes over the role of the Monkey King from Dicky Cheung in Journey to the West II, while the other principal cast members Kwong Wah, Wayne Lai and Evergreen Mak reprise their roles from the previous series.

Journey to the West II
Cover art
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese西遊記 (貳)
Simplified Chinese西游记 (贰)
GenreChinese mythology, shenmo, fantasy, adventure
Based onJourney to the West
by Wu Cheng'en
Screenplay byCheung Wah-biu
Directed byFong Chun-chiu
StarringBenny 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 originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes42
Production
ProducerLau Sze-yu
Production locationHong Kong
Running time45 minutes per episode
Production companyTVB
Release
Original networkTVB Jade
Original release26 October (1998-10-26) 
19 December 1998 (1998-12-19)
Related
Journey to the West (1996)

Cast

Main cast

Other cast

Note: Some cast members played multiple roles.
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