Monkey
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 Aired
October 1, 1978
Last Aired
May 4, 1980
Original Language
ja
Popularity
6
Type
Scripted
Production Companies
Nippon Television Network Corporation
International Television Films
Tsuburaya Productions
Toho Eizo Bijutsu
Seasons & Episodes
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.
Cast
Masaaki Sakai
Monkey
Masako Natsume
Tripitaka
Shiro Kishibe
Sandy
Takayuki Akutagawa
Narrator
David Collings
Voice of Monkey
Gareth Armstrong
Voice of Sandy
Peter Woodthorpe
Voice of Pigsy
Maria Warburg
Tripitaka (voice)
Miriam Margolyes
Narator, Demon (voice)
Tonpei Hidari
Pigsy
Toshiyuki Nishida
Pigsy
Shunji Fujimura
Horse/Yu-Lung
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