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0
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Director
Wu Cheng'en
Writing
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 42
TMDB ID: 563604
IMDb ID: nm1063158
Known for: Writing
Born: December 30, 1505
Died: December 30, 1581
Age: 76
Place of birth: Huai'an, Ming Dynasty
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1926 - 2024
Years active: 99
Average TMDB rating: 6.87
Wikidata: Q228889
Also known as
Ch'eng-En Wu • 吴承恩 • Cheng'en Wu • Wu Ch'Eng-En • وو تشنغن • У Чэнъэнь • Ngô Thừa Ân • Ու Չենեն • 呉承恩 • 吴汝忠 • +2 more
Frequent jobs
Novel (31)Original Story (7)Characters (2)Creator (1)Story (1)
Biography
Wu Cheng'en (traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn, c. 1500–1582 or 1505–1580), was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty, and is considered by many to be the author of Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Wu Cheng'en.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Wu Cheng'en.
Novel
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
1995 • Movie
Novel
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
1995 • Movie
Novel
The Cave of the Silken Web
1967 • Movie
Novel
The Monkey King 3
2018 • Movie
Original Story
The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven
1961 • Movie
Novel
The Monkey King 2
2016 • Movie
Novel
Monkey King: Hero Is Back
2015 • Movie
Novel
The Cave of the Silken Web
1927 • Movie
Original Story
The King's Salvation
2018 • Movie
Novel
The Monkey King Conquers Monsters
2024 • Movie
Novel
Monkey Quest
Movie
Novel
Princess Iron Fan
1966 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Wu Cheng'en.
Original Story • 41 eps
Journey to the West
1986 • Series
Novel • 52 eps
Monkey
1978 • Series
Novel • 60 eps
Journey to the West
2012 • Series
Novel • 52 eps
Journey to the West – Legends of the Monkey King
1999 • Series
Creator
西游记：除妖乌鸡国（试播）
1982 • Series
Novel • 16 eps
西游记续集
2000 • Series
Original Story • 34 eps
西游记英文版
1986 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Wu Cheng'en.
Novel
The Monkey King Conquers Monsters
2024 • Movie
Characters
Pigsy
2022 • Movie
Original Story
A Sentença
2021 • Movie
Original Story
Journey to the West: A Duel of the Faith
2021 • Movie
Original Story
The King's Salvation
2018 • Movie
Novel
The Monkey King 3
2018 • Movie
Novel
The Monkey King 2
2016 • Movie
Novel
Monkey King: Hero Is Back
2015 • Movie
Novel
Legend of the Golden Cudgel 2: Sha Seng's Revenge
2015 • Movie
Novel
Journey to the West
2014 • Movie
Original Story
Monkey King vs. Er Lang Shen
2007 • Movie
Novel
The Monkey Prince
1996 • Movie
Novel
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
1995 • Movie
Novel
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
1995 • Movie
Novel
The Monkey King & His Double
1983 • Movie
Novel
The Monkey King and the Fruit of Immortality
1981 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Wu Cheng'en.
Novel • 60 eps
Journey to the West
2012 • Series
Novel • 16 eps
西游记续集
2000 • Series
Novel • 52 eps
Journey to the West – Legends of the Monkey King
1999 • Series
Original Story • 34 eps
西游记英文版
1986 • Series
Original Story • 41 eps
Journey to the West
1986 • Series
Creator
西游记：除妖乌鸡国（试播）
1982 • Series
Novel • 52 eps
Monkey
1978 • Series