Synopsis
The mythical adventures of the legendary Chinese trickster Monkey, who must outwit a variety of wily demons who stand in the way of him and his fellow Buddhist travelers. Though portrayed as a literal, if rather anthropomorphized, monkey in the original legends, this film substitutes the spindly comic actor Norihei Miki, sans makeup.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Kajirō YamamotoDirector
- Takeo MurataScreenplay
- Kajirō YamamotoScreenplay
- Ikuma DanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Norihei MikiSun Wu Kung
- Reiko DanPon, messenger of the Goddess of Mercy
- Yasuko NakadaQueen of the spiders
- Kaoru YachigusaTsui Lan, the maiden in distress
- Nobuo ChibaPa Chieh, the pig
- Fumie NoguchiCast
- Fukutarô IchikawaSan Tsang, the holy man
- Michino YokoyamaCast
- Zeko NakamuraWu Ching, the water spirit
- Yū FujikiCast
- Tōru YuriCast
- Toshiaki MinamiCast
Themes
tokusatsu