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Overview

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8.7/10   381 votes
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Writers:
Motomu Furuta (screenplay)
Hiroichi Fuse (screenplay)
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Release Date:
1 October 1978 (Japan) more
Plot:
Monkey is the story by Wu Ch'êng-ên based on the ancient Chinese legend tracing the origins of Buddhism... more
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User Reviews:
This is by far one of the most unique TV series. more (17 total)

Cast

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Peter Woodthorpe ... Pigsy (14 episodes, 1978-1979)
Masaaki Sakai ... Sun Wu-Kong (Monkey) (13 episodes, 1978)
Toshiyuki Nishida ... Zhu Ba-Jie (Pigsy season 1) (13 episodes, 1978)
Shirô Kishibe ... Sha Wu-Jing (Sandy) (13 episodes, 1978)
Masako Natsume ... Xuanzang Sanzang (Tripitaka) (13 episodes, 1978)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Monkey (International: English title) (dubbed version)
Monkey Magic (Australia) (informal English title)
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UK:PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Australia:MA (some episodes)
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Fun Stuff

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Made with an ensemble cast and on low budget. Sets are clearly recycled from episode to episode, and the supporting cast can be the King one episode, a demon the next, and a gambler in the one after that. more
Quotes:
Monkey: [after finding out that Buddha was female] I always thought Buddha was a fella! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
This is by far one of the most unique TV series., 27 July 2003
Author: Frank from Sydney

"In the land before monkey, primal chaos ruled ..." - a quote from the show.

On this show, the dialogue is both crazy and hilarious!

The storylines are just as crazy, with a mixture of fighting scenes and very interesting characters and actors.

The sets and special effects are very 'old school' and this adds to the comical nature of the series. Not to be missed, once you see a couple of the shows you'll want to see the whole series.

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