Monkey - Season 1 - Eps 7: The Beginning of Wisdom
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 had no boys left to sacrifice to him. With Monkey's cloud out of action, brave Pigsy volunteers to make the ultimate sacrifice.
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