The Monkey King (1940)

Name: The Monkey King
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 06 Nov 1940
Rating: 0.00
Cast: Kenichi Enomoto, Minoru Takase, Hideko Takamine, Chieko Takehisa, Aiko Mimasu

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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.

Release: Nov 06, 1940

Runtime: 136 minutes

Language: 日本語

Studio: Toho Eiga Co., Ltd.

Country: Japan

Cast: Kenichi Enomoto, Minoru Takase, Hideko Takamine, Chieko Takehisa, Aiko Mimasu, Yoshiko Yamaguchi

Crew: Kajirō Yamamoto (Director), Kajirō Yamamoto (Screenplay), Wu Cheng'en (Novel), So Matsumura (Art Direction), Shigekazu Kurihara (Original Music Composer), Seiichi Suzuki (Original Music Composer)

Comedy Fantasy musical based on myths, legends or folklore journey to the west