Monkey (1978)

★ 8.1 2 Seasons 17 votes IMDb
Action Comedy Sci-Fi
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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.

Monkey

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Cast

Masaaki Sakai
Masaaki Sakai as Monkey Age 80 Born the son of Shunji Sakai, a famous comedian in Japan, Sakai initially came to fame by fronting the group sounds band The Spiders. This group, formed in 1962, was popular throughout the 1960s; they...
Masako Natsume
Masako Natsume as Tripitaka Died 1985 · Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan Masako Natsume was born on November 17, 1957 in Tokyo, Japan as Masako Nishiyama. She was an actress, known for Onimasa (1982), Time and Tide (1983) and The Catch (1983). She was married to Shizuka Ij...
Shiro Kishibe
Shiro Kishibe as Sandy Died 2020 · Kyoto, Japan Shirō Kishibe (岸部 四郎, Kishibe Shirō, 7 June 1949 – 28 August 2020) was a Japanese actor from Kyoto. He played the role of Sandy in Monkey. Before becoming an actor, Kishibe was a guitarist and vocali...
Tonpei Hidari
Tonpei Hidari as Pigsy Died 2018 · Kita, Tokyo, Japan He was born on 30th May 1937 in Tokyo. His real name is Hiromichi Hidaki..
Shunji Fujimura
Shunji Fujimura as Horse/Yu-Lung Died 2017 · Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan Shunji Fujimura (Fujimura Shunji, December 8, 1934 – January 25, 2017) was a Japanese actor from Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. He appeared in the second series of Monkey as the horse. He appeared in the...
David Collings
David Collings as Voice of Monkey Died 2020 · Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK Versatile actor best known for playing Silver in the science fiction/fantasy series, Sapphire & Steel..
Cast Masaaki Sakai, Masako Natsume, Shiro Kishibe, Tonpei Hidari, Shunji Fujimura, Takayuki Akutagawa, David Collings, Gareth Armstrong, Peter Woodthorpe, Andrew Sachs

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Now playing: Season 1, Episode 11

Audience Reviews

Peter89Spencer 9/10 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.

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