Monkey - Season 1 - Eps 18: Land for the Locusts
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 Lok-Nor as it moves from one place to the next. Everywhere they go they bring death and destruction. Can the pilgrims stop them, or will the Queen turn everyone into pigs?
About Monkey
Title: Monkey
First Air Date: 1978-10-01
Last Air Date: 1980-05-04
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.5/10 (from 14 votes)
Language: JA
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 52
Network: Nippon TV
Genres: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production Companies: Nippon Television Network Corporation, International Television Films, Inc., Tsuburaya Productions, Toho Eizo Bijutsu
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Masaaki Sakai
Monkey
Masako Natsume
Tripitaka
Shiro Kishibe
Sandy
Toshiyuki Nishida
Pigsy
Takayuki Akutagawa
Narrator
Shunji Fujimura
Horse
David Collings
Voice of Monkey
Gareth Armstrong
Voice of Sandy
Peter Woodthorpe
Voice of Pigsy
Miriam Margolyes
Narator
