| Gokū no Daibōken | |
 | |
| 悟空の大冒険 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, fantasy, shenmo |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Gisaburô Sugii |
| Produced by | Eichi Kawabata |
| Music by | Seichiro Uno |
| Studio | Mushi Productions |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | January 7, 1967 – September 30, 1967 |
| Episodes | 39 |
Gokū no Daibōken (悟空の大冒険; lit. Adventures of Wukong) 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 and September 30, 1967. The anime is based on the 16th-century novel Journey to the West.[1]
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 Tang Sanzang, the monk from Journey to the West. Voiced by: Nachi Nozawa
- Narrator Voiced by: Shinsuke Chikaishi
References
- Low, Samantha (2024-09-09). "7 Anime Inspired by Journey to The West". Tokyo Weekender (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-22.
External links
- Gokū no Daibōken (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Official Tezuka Gokū no Daibōken website (in Japanese)