Monkey - Season 2 - Eps 9: Between Heaven and Hell

1980-01-0746 min⭐ 8.5/10

The pilgrims arrive at a sacred shrine called Chokken Shokoku. Every day, its many visitors pay to go through a hole in the wall that guarantees them entry to paradise in the after-life. Tripitaka is sceptical, but his disciples insist on trying it. When Sandy gets stuck in the hole, the shrine's priest demands 100,000 Gen from the others to let them enlarge the hole, otherwise Sandy must die. Can Monkey, Pigsy and Tripitaka raise the money in time?

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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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