Satoshi Aoki
Director
Monkey (1978)
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.
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
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Production Companies: Nippon Television Network Corporation, International Television Films, Inc., Tsuburaya Productions, Toho Eizo Bijutsu
Network: Nippon TV
Country: Japan
Production Countries:
China,
Japan
Languages:
Japanese,
English
Season 1
26 episodes
Season 2
26 episodes
Network: Nippon TV
Runtime: 2132 min.
Episode Runtime: 41 min.
Released: Oct. 1, 1978
Last Air Date: May 4, 1980, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+