Wu Cheng'en

Career Overview

Wu Cheng'en has 38 screen credits in a career dating back to 1926. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently Journey to the West Collection (Shaw Brothers) with 5 titles. Signature works include Journey to the West, Journey to the West, Journey to the West – Legends of the Monkey King. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

38

Birth Date

1505-12-30

Birth Place

Huai'an, Ming Dynasty

Known For

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  Journey to the West
• 

  Journey to the West
• 

  Journey to the West – Legends of the Monkey King
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  A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
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  A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
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  The Monkey King 3

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

• Journey to the West Collection (Shaw Brothers) (5 titles)
• The Monkey King (3 titles)
• The Monkey King (Cheang) Collection (2 titles)
• A Chinese Odyssey (2 titles)
• The Monkey King (Animated) Collection (2 titles)
• Walker Series (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Liu Tao (2 collaborations)
• William Feng (2 collaborations)
• Stephen Chow (2 collaborations)
• Richard Ng Man-Tat (2 collaborations)
• Athena Chu Yan (2 collaborations)
• Ada Choi Siu-Fan (2 collaborations)
• Yammie Lam Kit-Ying (2 collaborations)
• Karen Mok Man-wai (2 collaborations)
• Law Kar-Ying (2 collaborations)
• Jeffrey Lau (2 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (38 credits)

  • Magic Hanja Adventure

    characters

    writing
    2026
  • Monkey Quest

    novel

    writing
    2026
  • The Monkey King Conquers Monsters

    novel

    writing
    2024
  • Pigsy

    characters

    writing
    2022
  • A Sentença

    original story

    writing
    2021
  • Journey to the West: A Duel of the Faith

    original story

    writing
    2021
  • The King's Salvation

    original story

    writing
    2018
  • The Monkey King 3

    novel

    writing
    2018
  • The Monkey King 2

    novel

    writing
    2016
  • Monkey King: Hero Is Back

    novel

    writing
    2015
  • Legend of the Golden Cudgel 2: Sha Seng's Revenge

    novel

    writing
    2015
  • Journey to the West

    novel

    writing
    2014
  • Journey to the West

    novel

    writing

    - Episode 60 ... novel writing

    - Episode 59 ... novel writing

    - Episode 58 ... novel writing

    - Episode 57 ... novel writing

    - Episode 56 ... novel writing
    2012
  • Monkey King vs. Er Lang Shen

    original story

    writing
    2007
  • Journey to the West – Legends of the Monkey King

    novel

    writing

    - Obtaining the True Scriptures at Vulture Peak (2000) ... novel writing

    - Chang'e Subdues the Jade Rabbit (2000) ... novel writing

    - Seeking a Husband in the India Kingdom (2000) ... novel writing

    - Causing Havoc in the Linked Caves (2000) ... novel writing

    - The Confused Old King (2000) ... novel writing
    1999
  • The Monkey Prince

    novel

    writing
    1996
  • A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella

    novel

    writing
    1995
  • A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

    novel

    writing
    1995
  • Journey to the West

    original story

    writing

    - Admiring lanterns in Jinping Prefecture (2000) ... original story writing

    - Returning the soul of Benefactor Kou (2000) ... original story writing

    - Catching bandits in the land of bodhi (2000) ... original story writing

    - Rescuing children in a city (2000) ... original story writing

    - Shedding tears on Hidden Misty Mountain (2000) ... original story writing
    1986
  • The Monkey King & His Double

    novel

    writing
    1983
  • The Monkey King and the Fruit of Immortality

    novel

    writing
    1981
  • The Fantastic Magic Baby

    novel

    writing
    1975
  • Battles with the Red Boy

    novel

    writing
    1972
  • The Land of Many Perfumes

    novel

    writing
    1968
  • Sun Wukong

    novel

    writing
    1968
  • The Cave of the Silken Web

    novel

    writing
    1967
  • Princess Iron Fan

    novel

    writing
    1966
  • The Monkey Goes West

    novel

    writing
    1966
  • Scarlet Boy

    novel

    writing
    1962
  • The Flaming Mountain

    original story

    writing
    1962
  • The Birth of the Monkey King

    story

    writing
    1962
  • The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven

    original story

    writing
    1961
  • Alakazam the Great!

    novel

    writing
    1960
  • The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung

    novel

    writing
    1959
  • The Mountain of Flames

    novel

    writing
    1958
  • The Monkey King

    novel

    writing
    1940
  • The Cave of the Silken Web

    novel

    writing
    1927
  • The Monkey King Conquers the Leopard

    novel

    writing
    1926