Monkey

Name: Monkey
Genre: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Masaaki Sakai, Masako Natsume, Shiro Kishibe, Tonpei Hidari, Toshiyuki Nishida

西遊記 (1978-1980)

Seasons: 2, episodes: 52

Average rating: 8.1/10 17

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Video for the series Monkey — Monkey (1978) Series - Teaser - Restored in HD

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Premiere

1978-10-01

Last episode

1980-05-04

Status

Ended

Country

China, Japan

Network

Nippon TV

Production

Nippon Television Network Corporation, Tsuburaya Productions, Toho Eizo Co., International Television Films

Genre

Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Actors

Masaaki Sakai, Masako Natsume, Shiro Kishibe, Tonpei Hidari, Toshiyuki Nishida, Shunji Fujimura, Takayuki Akutagawa, David Collings, Gareth Armstrong, Peter Woodthorpe
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

James Miki, Motomu Furuta

Producer

Operator

Composer

Editing

All team (23)

Short description

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	Episodes	Release date	Rating
Season 1 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.	26	1978-10-01	—
Season 2 The mischievous Monkey and his companions continue their long and winding journey westward.	26	1979-11-11	—