Monkey

Monkey

1978
★★★★☆ 8.0/10
📺 2 Seasons
🎬 52 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 JA
Action & AdventureComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Buddhist priest Tripitaka and his three disciples Monkey, Pigsy, and Sandy, travel from China to India to fetch the Buddhist scriptures. They have been sent by Buddha, and getting these scriptures will bring peace to the people of the world.

Seasons

Season 1
1978 • 26 Episodes
A Buddhist monk, a mischievous monkey, a pig spirit, a kappa and their horse embark on a long, adventure-filled journey to retrieve holy scriptures.
Season 2
1979 • 26 Episodes
The mischievous Monkey and his companions continue their long and winding journey westward.

Cast

Masaaki Sakai
Masaaki Sakai
Monkey
Masako Natsume
Masako Natsume
Tripitaka
Shiro Kishibe
Shiro Kishibe
Sandy
Toshiyuki Nishida
Toshiyuki Nishida
Pigsy
Takayuki Akutagawa
Takayuki Akutagawa
Narrator
Shunji Fujimura
Shunji Fujimura
Horse

User Reviews

Peter89Spencer
★ 9/10
So cheesy yet entertaining! A shame we never saw them reach India, and I only have two boxsets. Still, Monkey is a ridiculously fun cult following that inspired many adaptations, some loosely based on the Journey to the West.
April 11, 2021

Network

Nippon TV

Production

Nippon Television Network Corporation, International Television Films, Tsuburaya Productions, Toho Eizo Bijutsu

Keywords

buddhismmartial artskung fubased on novel or bookmythologylegendmongoliamonkeysaiyukichinese mythology