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' Account of the Journey to the West '), (titled Monkey in English, but often referred to as Monkey Magic due to the lyrics of its title music), is a Japanese television drama based on the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en.
- 2
- 52 (list of episodes)
- 2 October 1978 –, 4 May 1980
- Nippon TV
Monkey is the story by Wu Ch'êng-ên based on the ancient Chinese legend tracing the origins of Buddhism. It follows the adventures of Tripitaka and disciples Pigsy, Sandy and of course Monkey, on their journey from China to India to fetch the large vehicle holy scriptures which will save the world.
- (2K)
- 1978-10-01
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Masaaki Sakai, Shirô Kishibe, Masako Natsume
Nov 1, 2020 · Throw a rock into a crowd of forty and fiftysomethings. Go on. Actually, don’t do that, it’s a serious felony and needlessly nasty. But if you WERE to do that, chances are you could revive the concussed Gen-X-er by softly crooning the following lyrics:
Also Known As: Saiyuuki, Monkey Magic, Monkey; Director: Watanabe Yusuke; Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy; Tags: Chinese Mythology, Adapted From A Novel (Vote or add tags) Country: Japan ; Type: Drama; Episodes: 52; Aired: Oct 2, 1978 - May 4, 1980; Original Network: NHK NTV; Duration: 43 min. Score: 8.0 (scored by 3 users) Ranked: #99999 ...
