Taiwan Synopsis
西遊
In 2014, Tsai Ming-Liang was invited to make a film for the MarseilleFID, Marseille International Film Festival. Since he was not familiar with Marseille, he decided to make a film as tourist, capturing the beautiful Mediterranean sunshine in the late summer of that year. He also invited famous French actor, Denis Lavant, to appear alongside Lee Kang-Sheng playing Xuanzang. "Journey to the West" was invited to be the opening short film at the Berlin International Film Festival the same year.
The 2013–2015 Taiwan Window
19 Taiwan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Journey to the West sits at position #8.
The 2010s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Journey to the West premiered. 70 total titles in this decade from Taiwan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #107 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Taiwan Drama productions specifically: #83 of 118 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Taiwan |
| Original Language | Fr |
| Production Companies | House on Fire |
| Runtime | 56m |
| Release Date | February 9, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt3521442 |