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| Directed by | Chen Kaige |
| Produced by | Chen Hong |
| Starring | Wang Baoqiang Aaron Kwok Chang Chen Lin Chi-ling Fan Wei Yuen Wah Vanness Wu Wang Xueqi Danny Chan Lam Suet Dong Qi |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Simpson |
| Music by | Klaus Badelt |
Production companies | New Classics Media Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | New Classics Media |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
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| Box office | US$64.28 million[1][2][3] |
Monk Comes Down the Mountain (Chinese: 道士下山) is a 2015 Chinese fantasy-adventure-comedy film directed by Chen Kaige and starring Wang Baoqiang, Aaron Kwok, Chang Chen, Lin Chi-ling, Fan Wei, Yuen Wah, Vanness Wu, Wang Xueqi, Danny Chan, Lam Suet and Dong Qi.[4] It is based on the best-selling novel Dao Shi Xia Shan (A Monk Comes Down the Mountain) by Xu Haofeng.[5] Filming started in March 2014 on location in Xianghe, Hebei. The film was released on July 3, 2015.[6][7] It was the first movie with DTS:X and was available in IMAX 3D.[8]
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