Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
	Theatrical release poster
Chinese	西遊·降魔篇
Directed by	Stephen Chow; Derek Kwok
Written by	Stephen Chow; Derek Kwok; Xin Huo; Yun Wang; Fung Chih Chiang; Lu Zheng Yu; Jiro Lee; Ivy Kong;
Based on	Journey to the West; by Wu Cheng'en
Produced by	Stephen Chow; Wang Zhonglei; Zhang Dajun; Ivy Kong;
Starring	Shu Qi; Wen Zhang; Huang Bo; Chen Bing Qiang; Jiro Lee; Chrissie Chau; Show Lo;
Cinematography	Sung Fai Choi
Edited by	Chi Wai Chan
Music by	Raymond Wong
Production; companies	Bingo Movie Development; Village Roadshow Pictures Asia; Chinavision Media Group; Edko Films; Huayi Brothers; China Film Group;
Distributed by	Huayi Brothers Media
Release dates	7 February 2013 (Hong Kong); 10 February 2013 (China);
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	China; Hong Kong
Languages	Mandarin; Cantonese
Box office	US$215 million

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (Chinese: 西遊·降魔篇) is a 2013 fantasy comedy film co-written and produced by Stephen Chow and co-directed by Chow and Derek Kwok. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the movie was first announced in July 2011 and was released on 10 February 2013 in China. The film is a loose comedic re-interpretation of the 16th-century novel Journey to the West, a Chinese literary classic often believed to be written by Wu Cheng'en.

A sequel, Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back, written and produced by Chow and directed by Tsui Hark, was released on January 28, 2017.