Monkey - Season 2 - Eps 19: The Fake Pilgrims
While taking a rest from their journey, the pilgrims are confronted by four sorcerors who are impersonating them. They plan to assassinate Tripitaka and his followers, to improve their ranking in the sorcery community. By wreaking havoc on villages, the imposters ensure that the real pilgrims are blamed and made unwelcome everywhere they go. Monkey decides that Tripitaka should continue alone for a while. The disciples split up, and become targeted by their clones. Will Tripitaka ever see them again?
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