The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung

The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung

1959 · 98 min · ★ 10.0 · Adventure, Fantasy

The mythical adventures of the legendary Chinese trickster Monkey, who must outwit a variety of wily demons who stand in the way of him and his fellow Buddhist travelers. Though portrayed as a literal, if rather anthropomorphized, monkey in the original legends, this film substitutes the spindly comic actor Norihei Miki, sans makeup.

Directed by Kajirō Yamamoto · Written by Takeo Murata

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