The Monkey King
The Monkey King

Movie·1940·2h 16m

The Monkey King

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: エノケンの孫悟空

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a mission to prevent a demonic resurrection. As Genjo Sanzo, Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku (Kenichi Enomoto) fight their way to their goal, their path is fraught with internal strife.

Producer

Kazuo Takimura

Cinematography

Akira Mimura

Music

Seiichi Suzuki

Editor

Kôichi Iwashita

Themes

musicalbased on myths, legends or folklore

Production House

Toho Eiga

Audience Score

70%

1 votes

Skip10%
Timepass22%
Go for it39%
Perfection29%

Where to watch

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Cast

Kenichi Enomoto

Kenichi Enomoto

Son Goku

Minoru Takase

Minoru Takase

Ganriki

Hideko Takamine

Hideko Takamine

Princess

Chieko Takehisa

Chieko Takehisa

Witch

Aiko Mimasu

Aiko Mimasu

Yoyo

Yoshiko Yamaguchi

Yoshiko Yamaguchi

Oriental Woman

Ranko Hanai

Ranko Hanai

Kannon

Satoko Date

Lady in Waiting

Yôko Yaguchi

Yôko Yaguchi

Akira Kishii

Cho Hakkai

Toshio Kanai

Sa Gojo

Sadaichi Yanagida

Priest Sanzo

Takeo Kitamura

Genso

Tomiko Hattori

Chinese Girl

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Crew

Kajirō Yamamoto

Kajirō Yamamoto

Director, Screenplay

Kazuo Takimura

Producer

Kôichi Iwashita

Editor

Seiichi Suzuki

Original Music Composer

Shigekazu Kurihara

Original Music Composer

Akira Mimura

Director of Photography

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