Monkey - Season 1 - Eps 1: Monkey Goes Wild about Heaven

Name: Eps 1: Monkey Goes Wild about Heaven
Released: 1978-10-01
Rating: 4.0

1978-10-01 • 45 min • ⭐ 8/10

Mischievous King Monkey is summoned to Heaven, where he steals the heavenly peaches, and eats them to gain immortality. He fights two of the Emperor's officials, and all three of them are expelled to Earth. Monkey gets imprisoned under a mountain of rocks, while the other two are transformed into a pig monster (Pigsy) and a water monster (Sandy). Buddha says that a holy man must be sent to fetch holy scriptures from India, to save the world.

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About Monkey

Title: Monkey

First Air Date: 1978-10-01

Last Air Date: 1980-05-04

Status: Ended

Rating: 8/10 (from 16 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, 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.