Monkey - Season 1 - Eps 23: Two Little Blessings

1979-03-1145 min⭐ 8.5/10

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 into an old woman, the Keeper of the Well of Small Blessings. To regain her youth and her man, she must make Tripitaka drink the magic water. Things get very strange indeed when Pigsy and Sandy drink the water and become pregnant.

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About Monkey

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

Masaaki Sakai

Monkey

Masako Natsume

Masako Natsume

Tripitaka

Shiro Kishibe

Shiro Kishibe

Sandy

Toshiyuki Nishida

Toshiyuki Nishida

Pigsy

Takayuki Akutagawa

Takayuki Akutagawa

Narrator

Shunji Fujimura

Shunji Fujimura

Horse

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

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