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Monkey

Name: Monkey
Released: 1978-10-01
Rating: 8.147
Cast: Masaaki Sakai, Masako Natsume, Shiro Kishibe, Tonpei Hidari, Shunji Fujimura

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.

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Masaaki Sakai

Monkey

Masako Natsume

Tripitaka

Shiro Kishibe

Sandy

Tonpei Hidari

Pigsy

Shunji Fujimura

Horse/Yu-Lung

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Takayuki Akutagawa

Narrator

David Collings

Voice of Monkey

Gareth Armstrong

Voice of Sandy

Peter Woodthorpe

Voice of Pigsy

Andrew Sachs

Voice of Horse / Yu-Lung

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Season 2

26 Episodes1979

The mischievous Monkey and his companions continue their long and winding journey westward.

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Peter89Spencer

★ 9

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.