Saiyuuki

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Saiyuuki 西遊記
Title screen of Saiyuuki
Genre	Drama
Creator(s)	Yuji Sakamoto
Starring	Shingo Katori Eri Fukatsu Atsushi Ito Teruyoshi Uchimura
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	11
Broadcast
Original channel	Fuji TV
Original run	9 January 2006 – 20 March 2006

Saiyuuki (西遊記) is a 2006 Japanese historical TV drama based on the 16th Century Chinese story Journey to the West. It is a successor to the popular 1970's TV show Saiyûki, known outside Japan as Monkey. There have been 3 dramas and one special based on Journey to the West that have aired previously, making this one the fifth adaptation in Japan.

Fuji TV made an unusual decision to air this on 9 PM every monday, a primetime slot usually reserved from romantic dramas, hoping to capture both the young and the old by making this choice. While the series started off with viewership nearly reaching 30%, its rating gradually sunk, barely making it at 20% at one point; the last episode finished off with 24.5%.

1 Cast
2 Notable guests
3 Trivia
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Cast

[edit] Notable guests

[edit] Trivia

Japan was the first country to adapt this enduring story into a TV series, when NTV aired Monkey in 1978; China would not make a live action series until 1986.
Eri Fukatsu actually shaved her head for her role as Sanzohoshi.
Traditionally, the role of the monk has been played by a female in Japanese dramas.
Journey to the West is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. An anonymously written novel, it was written during the Ming Dynasty, in the 1590s.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Fuji TV official
Saiyuuki at J-dorama.com
Journey to the West- Comprehensive and detailed website with in-depth information about Journey to the West, the book Saiyuuki was based on.
Saiyuuki - DramaWiki

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Category: Japanese television dramas