Monkey
1978 to 1980 Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2 seasons
TMDB rating 8.1/10 Ended
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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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.
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TMDB rating 9.0/10
The mischievous Monkey and his companions continue their long and winding journey westward.
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Cast and details
Masaaki SakaiMonkey
Masako NatsumeTripitaka
Shiro KishibeSandy- Takayuki AkutagawaNarrator
David CollingsVoice of Monkey
Gareth ArmstrongVoice of Sandy- Peter WoodthorpeVoice of Pigsy
- Maria WarburgTripitaka (voice)
Miriam MargolyesNarator
Tonpei HidariPigsy
Toshiyuki NishidaPigsy
Shunji FujimuraHorse/Yu-Lung
- Network
- Nippon TV
- First aired
- Oct 1, 1978
- Latest episode
- May 4, 1980
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