The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung (1959)
Original title: 孫悟空
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung is a 1959 Japanese-language adventure movie directed by Kajirō Yamamoto, with a running time of 1h 38m. It stars Norihei Miki, Reiko Dan and Yasuko Nakada.
The mythical adventures of the legendary Chinese trickster Monkey, who must outwit a variety of wily demons who stand in the way of him and his fellow Buddhist travelers. Though portrayed as a literal, if rather anthropomorphized, monkey in the original legends, this film substitutes the spindly comic actor Norihei Miki, sans makeup.
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What is The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung about?
The mythical adventures of the legendary Chinese trickster Monkey, who must outwit a variety of wily demons who stand in the way of him and his fellow Buddhist travelers. Though portrayed as a literal, if rather anthropomorphized, monkey in the original legends, this film substitutes the spindly comic actor Norihei Miki, sans makeup.
When was The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung released?
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung was released on 19 April 1959.
How long is The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung?
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung runs 1h 38m.
Who made The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung?
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung was directed by Kajirō Yamamoto.
Cast
- Norihei Miki as Sun Wu Kung
- Reiko Dan as Pon, messenger of the Goddess of Mercy
- Yasuko Nakada as Queen of the spiders
- Kaoru Yachigusa as Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress
- Nobuo Chiba as Pa Chieh, the pig
- Fumie Noguchi
- Fukutarô Ichikawa as San Tsang, the holy man
- Michino Yokoyama
- Zeko Nakamura as Wu Ching, the water spirit
- Yū Fujiki
- Tōru Yuri
- Toshiaki Minami