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Monkey (1978 – 1980)

8 | Oct 01, 1978 (JP) | Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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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.

No. of seasons
2
No. of episodes
52

Cast

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Masaaki Sakai
Monkey
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Masako Natsume
Tripitaka
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Shiro Kishibe
Sandy
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Tonpei Hidari
Pigsy
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Shunji Fujimura
Horse/Yu-Lung
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Takayuki Akutagawa
Narrator
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David Collings
Voice of Monkey
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Gareth Armstrong
Voice of Sandy
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Peter Woodthorpe
Voice of Pigsy
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Andrew Sachs
Voice of Horse / Yu-Lung

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Reviews

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Peter89Spencer
9 | Apr 11, 2021
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.