Monkey (1978)
Monkey is a 1978 Japanese-language action & adventure series. It stars Masaaki Sakai, Masako Natsume and Shiro Kishibe.
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.
Quick answers
What is Monkey about?
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.
When was Monkey released?
Monkey was released on 1 October 1978.
How many episodes does Monkey have?
Monkey has 52 episodes across 2 seasons.
Cast
- Masaaki Sakai as Monkey
- Masako Natsume as Tripitaka
- Shiro Kishibe as Sandy
- Takayuki Akutagawa as Narrator
- David Collings as Voice of Monkey
- Gareth Armstrong as Voice of Sandy
- Peter Woodthorpe as Voice of Pigsy
- Maria Warburg as Tripitaka (voice)
- Miriam Margolyes as Narator
- Tonpei Hidari as Pigsy
- Toshiyuki Nishida as Pigsy
- Shunji Fujimura as Horse/Yu-Lung