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Presents Monkey Magic  Release year..........: 1978–1980 Genre.................: Action/Family/Adventure IMDb rating...........: 7.9/10 IMDB Link.............: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078659/ Fan Page..............: http://www.monkeyheaven.com/ Language..............: English Dubbed Subtitles.............: None Duration..............: 37h 17mn Source................: DVD R2 Format................: MPEG-4 Format/Info...........: Base Media File size.............: 16.3 GB Width.................: 720 pixels Height................: 576 pixels Display aspect ratio..: 4:3 Writing application...: HandBrake 0.9.8 Saiyūki, also known by its British title Monkey, is a Japanese television drama based on the classic sixteenth century Chinese novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. Filmed in north-west China and Inner Mongolia, the show was produced by Nippon Television(NTV) and International Television Films in association with NHK, and broadcast from 1978 to 1980 on Nippon Television. Two 26-episode seasons ran in Japan: the first season ran from October 1978 to April 1979, and the second one from November 1979 to May 1980, with screenwriters including Mamoru Sasaki, Isao Okishima, Tetsurō Abe, Kei Tasaka, James Miki, Motomu Furuta, Hiroichi Fuse, Yū Tagami, and Fumio Ishimori. Starting in 1979, Saiyūki was dubbed into English(BBC production), and subsequently broadcast in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and by ABC Television in Australia under the name Monkey, with dialogue written by David Weir. Only 39 of the original 52 episodes were shown by the BBC. The remaining episodes were dubbed by Fabulous Films Ltd in early 2004 by the original cast, following a successful release of the English-dubbed series on VHS and DVD; then they aired on Channel 4 in the UK. A Spanish-dubbed version of Monkey aired in Uruguay in the early 1980s. While Monkey never received a broadcast in the United States, Saiyūki was shown on local Japanese language television stations in California and Hawaii in the early 1980s. Monkey, the title character, is described in the theme song as being "born from an egg on a mountain top"; a stone egg and thus he is a stone monkey, a skilled fighter who becomes a brash king of a monkey tribe, who, the song goes on to claim, was "the funkiest monkey that ever popped". He achieved a little enlightenment, and proclaimed himself "Great Sage, Equal of Heaven". After demanding the "gift" of a magical staff from a powerful Dragon king, and to quiet the din of his rough antics on Earth, Monkey is approached by Heaven to join their host, first in the lowly position of Master of the Stable(manure disposal), and then, after his riotous complaints,as "Keeper of the Peach Garden of Immortality". Monkey eats many of the peaches, which have taken centuries and millennia to ripen, becomes immortal and runs amok. Having earned the ire of Heaven and being beaten in a challenge by an omniscient, mighty, but benevolent, cloud-dwelling Buddha, Monkey is imprisoned for 500 years under a mountain in order to learn patience. Eventually, in 630 CE, Monkey is released by the monk Tripitaka, who has been tasked by the Boddhisatva Guan Yin to undertake a pilgrimage from China to India to fetch holy scriptures. The pair soon recruit two former members of the Heavenly Host who were cast out and turned from angels to "monsters", as a result of Monkeys transgressions: Sandy, the water monster and ex-cannibal, expelled from Heaven after his interference caused Heavens Jade Emperors precious jade cup to be broken, and Pigsy, a pig monster consumed with lust and gluttony, who was expelled from Heaven after harassing the Star Princess Vega—the Jade Emperors mistress—for a kiss. A dragon, Yu Lung, who was set free by Guan Yin after being sentenced to death, eats Tripitakas horse. On discovering that the horse was tasked with carrying Tripitaka, it assumes the horses shape to carry the monk on his journey. Later in the story he occasionally assumes human form to assist his new master, although he is still always referred to as 'Horse'. Monkey can also change form, for instance into a hornet. In Episode 3, The Great Journey Begins, Monkey transforms into a girl to trick Pigsy. Monkeys other magic powers include: summoning a cloud upon which he can fly; his use of the magic wishing staff which he can shrink and grow at will and from time to time, when shrunk, store in his ear, and which he uses as a weapon; and the ability to conjure monkey warriors by blowing on hairs plucked from his chest. The pilgrims face many perils and antagonists both human and supernatural. Monkey, Sandy, and Pigsy are often called upon to battle demons, monsters and bandits, despite Tripitakas constant call for peace. Many episodes also feature some moral lesson, usually based upon Buddhist and/or Taoist philosophies, which are spoken by the narrator at the end of various scenes. Cast,Crew Release Info Character Actor Dub actor(UK) Original Chinese name Japanese name Tripitaka Masako Natsume Maria Warburg Xuanzang Sanzō hōshi (Genjō Sanzō) Monkey Masaaki Sakai David Collings Sun Wukong Son Gokū Pigsy S01 Toshiyuki Nishida Peter Woodthorpe Zhu Bajie Cho Hakkai Pigsy S02 Tonpei Hidari Peter Woodthorpe Zhu Bajie Cho Hakkai Sandy Shiro Kishibe Gareth Armstrong Sha Wujing Sa Gojō "Horse" Shunji Fujimura Andrew Sachs Bai Long Ma Gyokuryū Created by..................: Wu Cheng en Written by..................: Motomu Furuta Written by..................: Hiroichi Fuse Written by..................: Hirokazu Fuse Written by..................: James Miki Written by..................: Moto Nagai Written by..................: Yooichi Onaka Written by..................: Mamoru Sasaki Written by..................: Eizaburo Shiba Written by..................: Yu Tagami Written by..................: Kei Tasaka Written by..................: Mutsuo Yamashita Directed by.................: Toshi Aoki Directed by.................: Jun Fukuda Directed by.................: Kazuo Ikehiro Directed by.................: Yusuke Watanabe Directed by.................: Daisuke Yamazaki Theme music composer........: Mickie Yoshino Opening theme...............: "Monkey Magic" by Godiego Ending theme................: "Gandhara" by Godiego (S01) Ending theme................: "Holy and Bright" by Godiego (S02) Producer....................: Teisho Arikawa Producer....................: Tsuneo Hayakawa Producer....................: Yoji Katori Producer....................: Ken Kumagaya Producer....................: Kazuo Morikawa Producer....................: Tadahiro Nagatomi Producer....................: Muneo Yamada Original broadcast channel..: NTV Picture format..............: 4:3 Original run................: 1st October 1978 – 4th May 1980 Country of origin...........: Japan Original language...........: Japanese No. of seasons..............: 2 No. of episodes.............: 52 Episode Info Episode list Series 1: 1978-79 01 "Monkey Goes Wild about Heaven" 02 "Monkey Turns Nursemaid" 03 "The Great Journey Begins" 04 "Monkey Swallows the Universe" 05 "The Power of Youth" 06 "Even Monsters Can Be People" 07 "The Beginning of Wisdom" 08 "Pigsy Woos a Widow" 09 "What Monkey Calls the Dog-Woman" 10 "Pigsy's in the Well" 11 "The Difference Between Night and Day" 12 "Pearls Before Swine" 13 "The Minx and the Slug" 14 "Catfish, Saint and the Shape-Changer" 15 "Monkey Meets the Demon Digger" 16 "The Most Monstrous Monster" 17 "Truth and the Grey Gloves Devil" 18 "Land for the Locusts" 19 "Vampire Master" 20 "Outrageous Coincidences" 21 "Pigsy, King and God" 22 "Village of the Undead" 23 "Two Little Blessings" 24 "The Fires of Jealousy" 25 "The Country of Nightmares" 26 "The End of the Way" Series 2: 1979-80 01 "Pigsy's Ten Thousand Ladies" 02 "The Dogs of Death" 03 "You Win Some, You Lose Some" (dubbed 2004) 04 "Pigsy Learns A Lesson" (dubbed 2004) 05 "The Land With Two Suns" (dubbed 2004) 06 "The House of the Evil Spirit" (dubbed 2004) 07 "Am I Dreaming?" (dubbed 2004) 08 "The Tormented Emperor" (dubbed 2004) 09 "Between Heaven and Hell" (dubbed 2004) 10 "The Foolish Philosopher" 11 "Who Am I?" 12 "What is Wisdom?" 13 "The Fountain of Youth" 14 "Better The Demon You Know" (dubbed 2004) 15 "A Shadow So Huge" 16 "Keep on Dancing" 17 "Give and Take" 18 "Such a Nice Monster" 19 "The Fake Pilgrims" (dubbed 2004) 20 "Pretty as a Picture" 21 "Mothers" 22 "The Tenacious Tomboy" (dubbed 2004) 23 "Stoned" (dubbed 2004) 24 "Hungry Like The Wolf" (dubbed 2004) 25 "Monkey's Yearning" (dubbed 2004) 26 "At the Top of the Mountain")   Detect Denounce Destroy 
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