
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.
First Aired: 10/1/1978
Languages: English, Japanese
Type: Scripted
Companies: Nippon Television Network Corporation, International Television Films, Tsuburaya Productions, Toho Eizo Bijutsu
Countries: China, Japan

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.

The mischievous Monkey and his companions continue their long and winding journey westward.
Peter89Spencer
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.

Masaaki Sakai
Monkey

Masako Natsume
Tripitaka

Shiro Kishibe
Sandy

Tonpei Hidari
Pigsy

Shunji Fujimura
Horse/Yu-Lung
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
Maria Warburg
Tripitaka (voice)
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