Monkey - Season 2 - Eps 17: Give and Take
While Tripitaka and his disciples sleep, The Illiterate Vampire appears and plans to bite Tripitaka. The others wake, and chase him away. The next day, the pilgrims see a display of wanted posters - the king is rewarding people for killing monsters, 10 gold pieces per monster. Pigsy meets a blind girl selling flowers in the street, and becomes fond of her. To raise 100 gold pieces for an operation to cure her blindness, Pigsy goes into business as a monster-killer.
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.
Cast
Masaaki Sakai
Monkey
Masako Natsume
Tripitaka
Shiro Kishibe
Sandy
Tonpei Hidari
Pigsy
Shunji Fujimura
Horse/Yu-Lung
Takayuki Akutagawa
Narrator
David Collings
Voice of Monkey
Gareth Armstrong
Voice of Sandy
Peter Woodthorpe
Voice of Pigsy
Miriam Margolyes
Narator