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.
Tsai Ming-liang | Director |
Tsai Ming-liang | Adaptation |
Vincent Wang | Producer |
Frédéric Bellaïche | Producer |
Lei Chen-ching | Editor |
Xavier Dreyfuss | Sound Designer |
Frédéric Salles | Sound Recordist |
Wu Cheng'en | Novel |
Antoine Héberlé | Director of Photography |