Monkey - Season 2 - Eps 25: Monkey's Yearning

1980-04-2746 min⭐ 8.5/10

While having lunch, the pilgrims catch a mischievous young boy called Chou trying to steal food from them. Monkey takes him home, and falls instantly in love with his mother, Shugyoku. Chou's father was killed by the fire-breathing Tiger Demon two years earlier, but Shugyoku detests violence, and insists that Monkey should not get involved. Monkey takes a break from the journey to India, and stays with Shugyoku and Chou. Will Tripitaka and the others ever see Monkey again?

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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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