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Monkey Heaven is a tribute to the cult classic live action Japanese TV series Monkey (sometimes known as Monkey Magic), made by NTV in the late 1970s, and starring Masaaki Sakai, Toshiyuki Nishida, Shiro Kishibe, Masako Natsume, Tonpei Hidari, Shunji Fujimura, Mieko Takamine.

It's based on one of the great quest stories, a 16th century Chinese epic called Hsi Yu Chi (= Journey to the West). The title Monkey is probably from Arthur Waley's English translation. The tales, set in 630 AD, describe the demons and monsters who try to stop the Tang Priest Hs�En Tsang (Tripitaka) from reaching a Buddhist monastery in India to retrieve Buddhist scriptures. The whole series recounts the exploits of the resourceful, brave, and humorous Monkey, the real hero of the fantasy, as he escorts Tripitaka, the pig monster Pigsy, and the water monster Sandy, on their perilous mission.

Hs�En Tsang (Tripitaka) actually lived and really did go to India in 629 A.D. to get Buddhist scriptures.

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Monkey Cast - Masaaki Sakai

Monkey Cast - Masaaki Sakai
Masaaki Sakai will do a concert in Tokyo on Thursday 6th December 2018!

Also see fan drawings of Masaaki Sakai, including some of him as Monkey!
3 March 2018: Monkey Guestbook
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Discuss Monkey with other fans!
25 February 2018: Monkey Cast - Tonpei Hidari
Sad news: Tonpei Hidari (who played Pigsy in season 2 of Monkey) passed away on 24th February 2018, aged 80. Includes a link to a Japanese news article reporting the news, a video of a film trailer featuring him, along with the Monkey and Tripitaka actors, plus a video of him performing a song from Grease.
24 February 2018: Monkey Cast - Shunji Fujimura
Sad news: Shunji Fujimura (who played Yu-Lung, the horse in human form, in series 2 of Monkey) passed away just over a year ago, on 25 January 2017, aged 82. Includes a link to a Japanese news article reporting the news.
14 February 2018: Monkey Heaven - YouTube [SUBSCRIBE]
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Monkey (Saiyuuki) playlist features 2 videos of the long-awaited reunion of the 3 main actors in 2006!
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5 February 2018: Monkey Scripts
Download the original English scripts of Monkey which were used for the 39 English-dubbed episodes!
Features Season 1 Episode 1: Monkey Goes Wild about Heaven

31 August 2017: Monkey Music - Cover Versions, Alternative Versions and Remixes
Watch the music video of a fantastic new Monkey Magic rock cover version by Japanese band odd five!
Includes links where you can order the CD!

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