Gokū no Daibōken

悟空の大冒険
Gokū no Daibōken
Genre	Comedy, Fantasy
TV anime
Directed by	Gisaburô Sugii
Produced by	Eichi Kawabata
Music by	Seichiro Uno
Studio	Mushi Productions
Network	Fuji TV
Original run	January 7, 1967 – September 30, 1967
Episodes	39
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Gokū no Daibōken (悟空の大冒険^?, lit. Adventures of the Monkey King) is a Japanese anime series that was directed by Gisaburō Sugii. Made by Mushi Productions, the anime's 39 episodes were broadcast on Fuji TV between January 7, 1967 and September 30, 1967. The anime is based on the Chinese epic Journey to the West.

Characters

Goku (悟空, Gokū^?) Based on Sun Wukong, the monkey king of legend, from Journey to the West. Voiced by: Kazuko Ute
Tatsuko (竜子, Tatsuko^?) Voiced by: Eiko Masuyama
Hakkai (八戒, Hakkai^?) Based on Zhu Bajie from Journey to the West. Voiced by: Junpei Takiguchi
Sa Gojo (沙悟浄, Sa Gojō^?) Based on Sha Wujing from Journey to the West. Voiced by: Kinya Aikawa
Sanzo (三蔵法師, Sanzō Hōshi^?) Based on Xuanzang, the monk from Journey to the West. Voiced by: Nachi Nozawa
Narrarator Voiced by: Shinsuke Chikaishi

External links

Gokū no Daibōken (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
Official Tezuka Gokū no Daibōken website (Japanese)