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COLLECTION · Series · 1978

Monkey

西遊記

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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* 8.1 (17)ActionAdventureComedyFantasyScience FictionChina · Japan
Countries
China · Japan
Studios
Nippon TV · Nippon Television Network Corporation · International Television Films · Tsuburaya Productions · Toho Eizo Bijutsu
Age rating
TV-PG
Release
01/10/1978
Score
8.1 / 10 (17)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
26 episodes · 1978

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.

Monkey Goes Wild about Heaven
Episode 1. Monkey Goes Wild about Heaven
1978-10-01 · 45 min

Mischievous King Monkey is summoned to Heaven, where he steals the heavenly peaches, and eats them to gain immortality. He fights two of the Emperor's officials, and all three of them are expelled to Earth. Monkey gets imprisoned under a…

Monkey Turns Nursemaid
Episode 2. Monkey Turns Nursemaid
1978-10-08 · 45 min

Buddha sends a messenger, the Boddhisattva Kuan-yin the Compassionate, to find a holy man to make the journey from China to India to fetch the large vehicle scriptures. She chooses the boy priest Hsüan Tsang, and bestows upon him the…

The Great Journey Begins
Episode 3. The Great Journey Begins
1978-10-15 · 45 min

Tripitaka and the ever-impatient Monkey begin their perilous journey. Arriving at a village terrorised by a greedy and lustful monster, Monkey thus faces the wrath of Pigsy and his deadly muckrake. To cross the Mighty River of Flowing…

Monkey Swallows the Universe
Episode 4. Monkey Swallows the Universe
1978-10-22 · 45 min

Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy, Tripitaka and the horse enter a land ruled by the demonic Golden Horn and his wife, Silver Horn. Bewitched by a beautiful lady, Pigsy discovers that all is not what it seems. An old woman proves too much to handle…

The Power of Youth
Episode 5. The Power of Youth
1978-10-29 · 44 min

In his mountain kingdom, the immature King of Youth dictates that everything old is useless. When the pilgrims approach, he decides to kidnap Tripitaka to gain the attention of Heaven and Earth, in an attempt to stop living in the shadow…

Even Monsters Can be People
Episode 6. Even Monsters Can be People
1978-11-05 · 45 min

When Monkey kills a girl and her elderly parents, Tripitaka is left with no choice but to punish him and send him back home to his mountain of fruit and flowers. No one believes Monkey's story that the people he killed were red, blue and…

The Beginning of Wisdom
Episode 7. The Beginning of Wisdom
1978-11-12 · 42 min

Desperate for water due to the intense heat, the pilgrims find that the nearest village is completely dried up. The local water monster, who has a taste for the souls of boys, had cursed the village with a drought, because the villagers…

Pigsy Woos a Widow
Episode 8. Pigsy Woos a Widow
1978-11-19 · 44 min

When Monkey saves a pretty widow from the Demon Spirit of Great Snakes, amorous Pigsy falls snout over trotters in love with her, but she only has eyes for the celibate boy priest Tripitaka. The pilgrims move on, but Pigsy stays behind…

What Monkey Calls the Dog-Woman
Episode 9. What Monkey Calls the Dog-Woman
1978-11-26 · 44 min

When the magistrate Lord Li's stepdaughter is kidnapped by bandits, Monkey reluctantly takes on the job of catching them. He soon learns that the bandits are not what they seem, but their bark is far worse than their bite. Meanwhile,…

Pigsy's in the Well
Episode 10. Pigsy's in the Well
1978-12-03

Tripitaka is visited in a dream by the restless spirit of the deceased king of the land of Cockcrow. He tells Tripitaka he was murdered by a Taoist magician and thrown into a well; for the past three years this magician has been…

The Difference Between Night & Day
Episode 11. The Difference Between Night & Day
1978-12-10 · 43 min

An invisible wall separates the land of night from the land of day. The blood-sucking Queen of Night terrorises the inhabitants of her land, while everyone in the land of day is forced into slavery by their merciless king. Tripitaka finds…

Pearls Before Swine
Episode 12. Pearls Before Swine
1978-12-17 · 43 min

The once-prosperous land of Codslow is ruled by three animal-strength immortals, and its enslaved people are dying of hunger. The immortals depend on pearls, paper and wine for their magical powers. The pilgrims offer to help a young girl…

The Minx and the Slug
Episode 13. The Minx and the Slug
1978-12-24 · 43 min

A village headman and his wife grieve for their beautiful daughter Hai-Min who disappeared a year ago. Lecherous Pigsy offers to go and look for her. He finds a slug monster who says he is Hai-Min's reluctant husband, and tells Pigsy he…

Catfish, Saint and the Shape-Changer
Episode 14. Catfish, Saint and the Shape-Changer
1979-01-07 · 45 min

The pilgrims enter a volcanic land that is plagued by earthquakes caused by the frequent quarrelling of two local demons; a catfish demon and a faceless shape-changer demon, who can take on the shape of anyone. The holy priest San-Chung…

Monkey Meets the Demon Digger
Episode 15. Monkey Meets the Demon Digger
1979-01-14 · 45 min

While climbing a mountain, the pilgrims discover a man who's been digging a tunnel through the mountain for the past twenty-two years, to provide an easier route for travellers. Ever-helpful Tripitaka tells his reluctant disciples that…

The Most Monstrous Monster
Episode 16. The Most Monstrous Monster
1979-01-21 · 44 min

Desperate to please Chun-Shou, the woman he hopes to marry, the unhappy King of Unicorns promises to find a new toy for her spoilt brat son, little Chen. When he hears about Monkey's magic wishing staff, he decides this would be ideal. By…

Truth and the Grey Gloves Devil
Episode 17. Truth and the Grey Gloves Devil
1979-01-28 · 45 min

Following a terrible sandstorm, the pilgrims find a village where everyone has been killed by the evil Grey Gloves Devil, a magician with the power to hypnotise and control anyone who looks into his eyes. While Pigsy lags behind, the…

Land for the Locusts
Episode 18. Land for the Locusts
1979-02-04 · 45 min

As the pilgrims continue their journey, Monkey sees that a nearby village is being terrorised by swarms of locusts, and they're coming in their direction. Led by the power-hungry Demon Queen Grasshopper, the locusts follow the magic Lake…

The Vampire Master
Episode 19. The Vampire Master
1979-02-11 · 44 min

The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Buddha's Law invites Tripitaka and his disciples to stay as his honoured guests. He tells them of the difficulty in controlling the black magicians, shape-changers and bandits who live in the nearby…

Outrageous Coincidences
Episode 20. Outrageous Coincidences
1979-02-18 · 43 min

To escape from a deadly blizzard in the Himalayan foothills, Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka take refuge in a small cave. With Tripitaka's death from starvation looking imminent, Monkey tricks Pigsy into going out into the cold to…

Pigsy, King and God
Episode 21. Pigsy, King and God
1979-02-25 · 45 min

The pilgrims arrive at the Kingdom of Red Hog, where pigs are sacred. The people hail Pigsy as their new King and God. Tripitaka discovers that the current king is a disguised demon, the Spirit of the Red Hog, and that he murdered the old…

Village of the Undead
Episode 22. Village of the Undead
1979-03-04 · 45 min

In a deserted village, the evil male demon Wun-Lung and three beautiful witches await the arrival of Tripitaka, Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy. If they can make the four travellers believe in them, they'll be brought to life. They plan to…

Two Little Blessings
Episode 23. Two Little Blessings
1979-03-11 · 45 min

Forty years before the pilgrims' journey to India, two lovers Chun-Ying and Yu-Lee disobey the God of Fertility Ju-Lee by eloping together - love is forbidden in his country. As punishment, he separates them and turns the young Yu-Lee…

The Fires of Jealousy
Episode 24. The Fires of Jealousy
1979-03-18 · 45 min

The pilgrims enter the Kingdom of Lo-Chun, the Queen of Fire, where they are prevented from continuing their journey by the active volcanoes in the Fire and Flame mountain range to the west. The Queen of Fire has a magic fan that can…

The Country of Nightmares
Episode 25. The Country of Nightmares
1979-03-25 · 44 min

On their way to India, the pilgrims must pass through the Land of Nightmares, inhabited by all the legions of Hell, bad demons and wicked spirits. All humans who go there are eaten, and all others must take a magic test upon entry to the…

The End of the Way
Episode 26. The End of the Way
1979-04-01 · 45 min

Tripitaka and his disciples are just a few days away from reaching India - they can clearly see the Gold Temple of the Thunderclap ahead. The King of All Geological Ages appears and says he'll stop them reaching India. Pigsy finds the…

Season 2
Season 2
26 episodes · 1979

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

Pigsy's Ten Thousand Ladies
Episode 1. Pigsy's Ten Thousand Ladies
1979-11-11 · 44 min

Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy become disillusioned with the pilgrimage and go their separate ways. Monkey flies home to his Kingdom of Fruit and Flowers. Pigsy goes back to China seeking rewards from the Emperor. Sandy returns to the Western…

The Dogs of Death
Episode 2. The Dogs of Death
1979-11-18 · 45 min

The evil Dogs of Plague, disciples of the Great Hound of Hell, plan to kill Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka. Their leader brings the Plague of Black Dog to a nearby town. The pilgrims arrive at the town, but when Tripitaka tries to…

You Win Some, You Lose Some
Episode 3. You Win Some, You Lose Some
1979-11-25 · 46 min

A powerful man called Shotenki and his demon master, Kokufki, lure all the men from surrounding villages to their casino in Ittakudo, where they spend all their time gambling. Tripitaka offers to help the desperate wives and children of…

Pigsy Learns a Lesson
Episode 4. Pigsy Learns a Lesson
1979-12-02 · 46 min

The Fraction Demon goes around asking children questions about fractions, and kidnaps those who answer correctly. The pilgrims arrive at a small village and get mistaken for Fraction Demons by the vengeful locals. After a very close…

The Land with Two Suns
Episode 5. The Land with Two Suns
1979-12-09 · 46 min

The pilgrims enter a land where night never falls. For five hundred years, ever since the vulture demon Konsei-Maoh stole Dainichi Buddha's sun-mirror, as soon as one sun sets another one rises. Tripitaka offers the villagers their help…

The House of the Evil Spirit
Episode 6. The House of the Evil Spirit
1979-12-16 · 46 min

After getting separated from Pigsy and Sandy, Monkey and Tripitaka find a creepy house in the middle of nowhere. They are shown hospitality by Mr. Chin and his daughter Kohran who live there. After he befriends Kohran, Monkey discovers…

Am I Dreaming?
Episode 7. Am I Dreaming?
1979-12-23 · 46 min

Every night, Tripitaka's sleep is disturbed by a recurring dream. In it, he's being attacked by Lord Yuki, ruler of The Devil's Hell. One night, after Tripitaka nearly sleepwalks off a cliff, the disciples decide they must take immediate…

The Tormented Emperor
Episode 8. The Tormented Emperor
1979-12-30 · 46 min

Emperor Busoku, ruler of the country of Biku, is tormented at night by the ghost of Queen Seiko of Shitan, whose country he destroyed many years ago. Tripitaka and his followers arrive at Biku and hear of the Emperor's plight. After the…

Between Heaven and Hell
Episode 9. Between Heaven and Hell
1980-01-07 · 46 min

The pilgrims arrive at a sacred shrine called Chokken Shokoku. Every day, its many visitors pay to go through a hole in the wall that guarantees them entry to paradise in the after-life. Tripitaka is sceptical, but his disciples insist on…

The Foolish Philosopher
Episode 10. The Foolish Philosopher
1980-01-13 · 44 min

A snobby princess has been kidnapped by a fish monster who wants to marry her, but she continually refuses because he's too common. She sends two little water sprites to get help from her parents. They meet Tripitaka and his disciples,…

Who Am I?
Episode 11. Who Am I?
1980-01-20 · 44 min

The pilgrims eat some freshly picked mushrooms, and lose their memories. Monkey wanders off and joins a band of outlaws. They think he's the Fungus Prince who was banished by his father, King Seven Souls. The king wants to kill Tripitaka,…

What is Wisdom?
Episode 12. What is Wisdom?
1980-01-27 · 43 min

Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka are on their way to the palace in The Land of Search for Understanding; the king insists on interviewing all pilgrims who pass. Following an argument, Monkey stays behind, and an evil magician turns him…

The Fountain of Youth
Episode 13. The Fountain of Youth
1980-02-03 · 44 min

Tripitaka is shocked when his three followers bathe in a pool and are transformed into babies. It's a Fountain of Youth, and it belongs to two Spirits of Time Passed. Tripitaka must make one of these spirits cry, and use the tears to…

Better The Demon You Know
Episode 14. Better The Demon You Know
1980-02-10 · 46 min

After wandering through endless wilderness, Tripitaka and his starving disciples find themselves in a small town in the middle of nowhere. For two years, ever since her son and his human bride abandoned her, the bloodthirsty demon…

A Shadow So Huge
Episode 15. A Shadow So Huge
1980-02-17 · 42 min

Chen-Gold, the world's richest man, is advertising for a husband for his only daughter, beautiful Mai-Sun. Possessed of the Spirit of Greed, he eats gold in order to turn himself golden. To feed his habit, he enslaves men to work in his…

Keep on Dancing
Episode 16. Keep on Dancing
1980-02-24 · 43 min

A young goblin, Yung-Hu, is desperately in love with a married human woman called I-Ling. I-Ling and her husband, Kwo-Fong, are excited that the pilgrims are approaching, because they want to learn about Buddha. Tripitaka is deeply…

Give and Take
Episode 17. Give and Take
1980-03-02 · 45 min

While Tripitaka and his disciples sleep, The Illiterate Vampire appears and plans to bite Tripitaka. The others wake, and chase him away. The next day, the pilgrims see a display of wanted posters - the king is rewarding people for…

Such a Nice Monster
Episode 18. Such a Nice Monster
1980-03-09 · 42 min

A gentle monster dresses up as a puppy dog and calls himself ""a good dog"" in an attempt to make friends. He desperately wants to be liked, but all the villagers are terrified of him. The pilgrims arrive at the monster's country, and…

The Fake Pilgrims
Episode 19. The Fake Pilgrims
1980-03-16 · 46 min

While taking a rest from their journey, the pilgrims are confronted by four sorcerors who are impersonating them. They plan to assassinate Tripitaka and his followers, to improve their ranking in the sorcery community. By wreaking havoc…

Pretty as a Picture
Episode 20. Pretty as a Picture
1980-03-28 · 42 min

The pilgrims are welcomed to a village headman's house. He shows the disciples a screen that has a picture of the beautiful Goddess Sorosvati painted on it, along with the six other Gods of Good Fortune. During the night, the goddess…

Mothers
Episode 21. Mothers
1980-03-30 · 43 min

The pilgrims enter a country where an evil wasp witch with a magic whip flies on her chariot and steals children from their parents. The witch lives in a poison mountain called Kijo, and has a hundred or more children of her own. No one…

The Tenacious Tomboy
Episode 22. The Tenacious Tomboy
1980-04-06 · 46 min

Mt. Sekigutsu, famous for the flowers that bloom on its rocks, is ruled by a fearful demon called Seisai, who has the power to turn anything into stone. A young stonemason from Ushizokoku called Kokanshi climbs the mountain and falls prey…

Stoned
Episode 23. Stoned
1980-04-13 · 46 min

Disowned by his parents for being unable to do sorcery, the young demon Shosanpu practises on the unsuspecting pilgrims, but is soon found out. After listening to his story, Monkey decides to give him special training, against Tripitaka's…

Hungry Like The Wolf
Episode 24. Hungry Like The Wolf
1980-04-20 · 46 min

After losing their way, the pilgrims find themselves heading towards Mt. Blue Wolf, a place where hideous wolf demons swagger like peacocks. Their leader, Blue Wolf Demon, craves human flesh, and sets his sights on the tasty Tripitaka.…

Monkey's Yearning
Episode 25. Monkey's Yearning
1980-04-27 · 46 min

While having lunch, the pilgrims catch a mischievous young boy called Chou trying to steal food from them. Monkey takes him home, and falls instantly in love with his mother, Shugyoku. Chou's father was killed by the fire-breathing Tiger…

At the Top of the Mountain
Episode 26. At the Top of the Mountain
1980-05-04 · 41 min

Tripitaka has an ominous dream that his mother is dying, and becomes very preoccupied the next day. Concerned about his master, Monkey cloud-flies back to China, and finds Tripitaka's mother, Wing-Chow, infected with a deadly plague. Just…

Cast by season
Masaaki Sakai
Masaaki Sakai
Monkey
Masako Natsume
Masako Natsume
Tripitaka
Shiro Kishibe
Shiro Kishibe
Sandy
Toshiyuki Nishida
Toshiyuki Nishida
Pigsy
?
Takayuki Akutagawa
Narrator
David Collings
David Collings
Voice of Monkey
Gareth Armstrong
Gareth Armstrong
Voice of Sandy
Peter Woodthorpe
Peter Woodthorpe
Voice of Pigsy
Miriam Margolyes
Miriam Margolyes
Narator
?
Maria Warburg
Tripitaka (voice)
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Peter89Spencer
★ 9.0 / 10
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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