Journey to the West 1986 is a classic of Chinese cinema, rebroadcast more than 3,000 times. Therefore, each role has become familiar to the general audience. Being featured in Journey to the West Considered the actor's “lifetime pension”, they can talk about this role for nearly 40 years later.
However, there is one artist who is very famous for Journey to the West 1986 But she never wanted to mention the character she played or this work. That was “White Bone Spirit” Duong Xuan Ha. Duong Xuan Ha's firm determination made the public both afraid and admired because she did not need to rely on classic works to be remembered.
In Journey to the WestThe White Bone Demon is one of the most dangerous and memorable villains. The movie Three Times Defeating the White Bone Demon is also very popular with TV viewers. The reason is because the White Bone Spirit is a dangerous villain, can change unpredictably, and is very smart when knowing how to rely on Tang Monk's weakness to divide the feelings between Sun Wukong and his master. This character makes Sun Wukong wrongly accused, chased away without being able to explain.
As a character who knows how to exploit the psychology of his opponents, and has cruel methods of draining people's vitality, and whose jewelry is all skulls and bones, no actress wants to take on this role. A successful movie will turn them into a famous villain throughout the country.
Director Yang Jie was very fond of the actress Yang Chunhe at that time. Yang Chunhe had never acted in a film but was a famous Chinese opera artist. However, Yang Chunhe refused to act. Journey to the West because she did not want to take on the role of the White Bone Spirit. Finally, director Duong Khiet had to accept the condition that Duong Xuan Ha would also play the role of the female king of the Kingdom of Women, and then she agreed.
However, after completing the film Three Times Defeating the White Bone Demondirector Duong Khiet changed his decision again, inviting Chu Lam to take on the important role of the female king of Nu Nhi Quoc, who has feelings for Duong Tang and is the last mortal relationship of Duong Tam Tang.
Director Duong Khiet shared: “I cannot change Xuan Ha's appearance, cannot let the audience wonder why the White Bone Spirit transformed into the king of the Female Kingdom.“. Duong Khiet said she had thought a lot but had to break her promise because she wanted to ensure the film's quality was at the highest level.
“Perhaps until now Duong Xuan Ha is still angry with me. In this life, the person I feel most guilty about is her.“, director Yang Jie confided when he was still alive.
Indeed, after Journey to the West 1986 aired explosively in terms of reputation, ratings, the cast was continuously invited to perform, participate in the Spring Festival Gala but Duong Xuan Ha never appeared. When asked about the role of Bach Cot Tinh, she coldly replied: “I don't want to talk about that movie.“. Later, when director Duong Khiet passed away, Duong Xuan Ha was also a rare face who did not attend the funeral.
Also later Journey to the WestDuong Xuan Ha did not act in any more films but only worked in the theater field. According to QQ, the actress was disappointed with director Duong Khiet and thought that the filming environment was not suitable for her.
Not only that, before joining Journey to the West, Yang Chun He has a beautiful image, a heroine in Peking Opera works. However, because of the success of Journey to the West, the image of the evil and cannibalistic White Bone Spirit has been deeply ingrained in the audience's mind, causing the actress to be hated by the audience. There has even been a lot of false news about Yang Chun He, forcing her to work with the management agencies to resolve the issue.
Although Duong Xuan Ha refused to remember Journey to the Westbut her role has also become classic. A perfect, beautiful, dangerous villain that the audience will remember forever.