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Monkey

Name: Monkey
Genre: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 1978-10-01
Rating: 8.147

★ 8,1 /10 (17 Votes)

1978 JA 2 Seasons

Overview

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.

First air date

01/10/1978

Votes

Popularity

7.0

Genres

Action & Adventure Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Networks

Nippon TV

Original title

西遊記

Language

Last air date

1980-05-04

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Season 1

26 episodes • 1978

A Buddhist monk, a mischievous monkey, a pig spirit, a kappa and their horse embark on a long, adventure-filled journey …

Season 2

26 episodes • 1979

The mischievous Monkey and his companions continue their long and winding journey westward.

Masaaki Sakai

Monkey

Masako Natsume

Tripitaka

Shiro Kishibe

Sandy

Tonpei Hidari

Pigsy

Shunji Fujimura

Horse/Yu-Lung

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Takayuki Akutagawa

Narrator

David Collings

Voice of Monkey

Gareth Armstrong

Voice of Sandy

Peter Woodthorpe

Voice of Pigsy

Andrew Sachs

Voice of Horse / Yu-Lung

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Maria Warburg

Tripitaka (voice)

Original Soundtrack

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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.

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