The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung (1959)
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.
Director: Kajirō Yamamoto
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Runtime: 98 min
Release Date: April 19, 1959
Cast
- Norihei Miki - Sun Wu Kung
- Reiko Dan - Pon, messenger of the Goddess of Mercy
- Yasuko Nakada - Queen of the spiders
- Kaoru Yachigusa - Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress
- Nobuo Chiba - Pa Chieh, the pig
- Fumie Noguchi
- Fukutarô Ichikawa - San Tsang, the holy man
- Michino Yokoyama
- Zeko Nakamura - Wu Ching, the water spirit
- Yū Fujiki
Screenplay
- Takeo Murata (Screenplay)
- Kajirō Yamamoto (Screenplay)
- Wu Cheng'en (Novel)
Music: Ikuma Dan
Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi
Editing: Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Production: TOHO
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
Keywords
tokusatsu
More Films by Director: Kajirō Yamamoto
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung about?
- 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.
- Who directed The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung?
- The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung was directed by Kajirō Yamamoto.
- Who stars in The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung?
- The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung stars Norihei Miki, Reiko Dan, Yasuko Nakada, Kaoru Yachigusa, Nobuo Chiba, Fumie Noguchi.
- How long is The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung?
- The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung has a runtime of 1h 38m (98 minutes).
- What genre is The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung?
- The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung is a Adventure, Fantasy film.
- Where was The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung produced?
- The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung was produced in Japan.