Journey to the West II
| Journey to the West II | |
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| Genre | Chinese mythology, shenmo, fantasy, adventure |
| Written by |
Wu Cheng'en (original story) Cheung Wah-biu |
| Directed by | Fong Chun-chiu |
| Starring |
Benny Chan Kwong Wah Wayne Lai Evergreen Mak |
| Narrated by | Jimmy Kwok |
| Theme music composer | Aki Kubota |
| Opening theme | Chui Yat Nim (取一念) performed by Benny Chan |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Cantonese Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Lau Sze-yu |
| Location(s) | China |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | TVB |
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| Original network | TVB Jade |
| Original release | 26 October – 19 December 1998 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Journey to the West (1996) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 西遊記(貳) | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 西游记(贰) | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xīyóujì Èr |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Sai1 Jau4 Gei3 Ji6 |
Journey to the West II is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the novel of the same title. 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.
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