Monkey - Season 2 - Eps 12: What is Wisdom?

1980-01-2743 min⭐ 8.5/10

Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka are on their way to the palace in The Land of Search for Understanding; the king insists on interviewing all pilgrims who pass. Following an argument, Monkey stays behind, and an evil magician turns him invisible. Posing as a Taoist priest, the magician persuades the naïve king to hold a contest between him and reluctant Tripitaka to determine which is better - Taoism or Buddhism. The magician plans to take over the kingdom - will he succeed?

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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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