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The Monkey King  (1940)


N/A|6 Nov, 1940|136 min
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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.
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Keywords
musical
based on myths, legends or folklore
journey to the west

Casts

Kenichi Enomoto
Kenichi Enomoto
Son Goku
Minoru Takase
Minoru Takase
Ganriki
Hideko Takamine
Hideko Takamine
Princess
Chieko Takehisa
Chieko Takehisa
Witch
Aiko Mimasu
Aiko Mimasu
Yoyo
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Oriental Woman
Ranko Hanai
Ranko Hanai
Kannon
Satoko Date
Satoko Date
Lady in Waiting
Yôko Yaguchi
Yôko Yaguchi
Akira Kishii
Cho Hakkai
Toshio Kanai
Sa Gojo
Sadaichi Yanagida
Priest Sanzo
Takeo Kitamura
Genso
Tomiko Hattori
Chinese Girl

Crews

So Matsumura
Art Direction
Kajirō Yamamoto
Kajirō Yamamoto
Director
Kajirō Yamamoto
Kajirō Yamamoto
Screenplay
Wu Cheng'en
Wu Cheng'en
Novel
Kazuo Takimura
Producer
Masaki Ônuma
Gaffer
Kôichi Iwashita
Editor
Sōjirō Motoki
Sōjirō Motoki
Assistant Director
Seiichi Suzuki
Original Music Composer
Shigekazu Kurihara
Original Music Composer
Akira Mimura
Director of Photography
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Assistant Director

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