Monkey

Released: 1978



Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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 and International Television Films, and broadcast from 1978 to 1980 on Nippon Television.
Starring: Masaaki Sakai, Masako Natsume, Shiro Kishibe, Toshiyuki Nishida, Takayuki Akutagawa, Shunji Fujimura, David Collings, Gareth Armstrong
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Language: Japanese, English
Scenes
Season 1 Episode 1: Monkey Goes Wild about Heaven
Monkey (Masaaki Sakai) remarks, "Even for emperors, nature will always call." He then relieves himself on a pillar. Shown from behind, and the stream is hard to see but it is obvious where it is dampening the pillar
Screen Captures

Alternate Titles
Saiyūki (English Transliteration)