A collection of the first 13 episodes of 'Monkey', the story based on 'Journey to the West' by Wu Ch'eng-en telling of the Buddhist priest Tripitaka, and his three disciples Monkey, Pigsy, and Sandy, as they travel from China to India in search of the Buddhist scriptures. Episodes are: 'Monkey Goes Wild About Heaven', 'Monkey Turns Nursemaid', 'The Great Journey Begins', 'Monkey Swallows the Universe', 'The Power of Youth', 'Even Monsters Can be People', 'The Beginning of Wisdom', 'Pigsy Woos a Widow', 'What Monkey Calls the Dog-Woman', 'Pigsy's in the Well', 'The Difference Between Night & Day', 'Pearls Before Swine' and 'The Minx and the Slug'.
Actor: Masaaki Sakai
Actor: Toshiyuki Nishida
Actor: Masako Natsume
Actor: Shiro Kishibe
Actor: Shyunji Fujimura
Actor: Tonpei Hidari
Actor: Mieko Takamine
Producer: Tsuneo Hayakawa
Producer: Yoji Katori
Producer: Ken Kumagaya
Producer: Kazuo Morikawa