Poster of The Monkey King

The Monkey King

Plot: 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
Release Date: Wednesday, November 6 1940
84 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Kenichi EnomotoKenichi Enomoto. Kenichi Enomoto was 36 in The Monkey King as 'Son Goku'.
Birthday: Tue, Oct 11 1904 –
Died: Wed, Jan 07 1970
Portrait of Minoru TakaseMinoru Takase. Minoru Takase was 42 in The Monkey King as 'Ganriki'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 13 1897 –
Died: Wed, Nov 19 1947
Portrait of Hideko TakamineHideko Takamine. Hideko Takamine was 16 in The Monkey King as 'Princess'.
Birthday: Thu, Mar 27 1924 –
Died: Tue, Dec 28 2010
Portrait of Chieko TakehisaChieko Takehisa. Chieko Takehisa was 28 in The Monkey King as 'Witch'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 06 1912 –
Died: Thu, Sep 14 2006
Portrait of Aiko MimasuAiko Mimasu. Aiko Mimasu was 38 in The Monkey King as 'Yoyo'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 02 1902 –
Died: Mon, Jan 18 1982
Portrait of Yoshiko YamaguchiYoshiko Yamaguchi. Yoshiko Yamaguchi was 20 in The Monkey King as 'Oriental Woman'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 12 1920 –
Died: Sun, Sep 07 2014
Portrait of Ranko HanaiRanko Hanai. Ranko Hanai was 22 in The Monkey King as 'Kannon'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 15 1918 –
Died: Sun, May 21 1961
Portrait of Satoko DateSatoko Date. Satoko Date was 30 in The Monkey King as 'Lady in Waiting'.
Birthday: Tue, Oct 11 1910 –
Died: Mon, Oct 23 1972
Portrait of Yôko YaguchiYôko Yaguchi. Yôko Yaguchi was 19 in The Monkey King
Birthday: Sat, Aug 27 1921 –
Died: Fri, Feb 01 1985
Portrait of Akira KishiiAkira Kishii. Akira Kishii was 30 in The Monkey King as 'Cho Hakkai'.
Birthday: Thu, Oct 13 1910 –
Died: Sat, Jul 03 1965
Portrait of Toshio KanaiToshio Kanai. Toshio Kanai was >> in The Monkey King as 'Sa Gojo'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sadaichi YanagidaSadaichi Yanagida. Sadaichi Yanagida was >> in The Monkey King as 'Priest Sanzo'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Takeo KitamuraTakeo Kitamura. Takeo Kitamura was >> in The Monkey King as 'Genso'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tomiko HattoriTomiko Hattori. Tomiko Hattori was 23 in The Monkey King as 'Chinese Girl'.
Birthday: Fri, Apr 06 1917 –
Died: Sun, May 17 1981

Crew

Portrait of Kajirō YamamotoKajirō Yamamoto. Kajirō Yamamoto was 38 in The Monkey King as 'Director, Screenplay'
Birthday: Sat, Mar 15 1902 –
Died: Sat, Sep 28 1974
Portrait of Sōjirō MotokiSōjirō Motoki. Sōjirō Motoki was 26 in The Monkey King as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Fri, Jun 19 1914 –
Died: Sat, May 21 1977
Portrait of Akira MimuraAkira Mimura. Akira Mimura was 39 in The Monkey King as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sun, Jan 06 1901 –
Died: Mon, Dec 23 1985
Portrait of Akira KurosawaAkira Kurosawa. Akira Kurosawa was 30 in The Monkey King as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 23 1910 –
Died: Sun, Sep 06 1998
Portrait of Kazuo TakimuraKazuo Takimura. Kazuo Takimura was >> in The Monkey King as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kôichi IwashitaKôichi Iwashita. Kôichi Iwashita was >> in The Monkey King as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Seiichi SuzukiSeiichi Suzuki. Seiichi Suzuki was 39 in The Monkey King as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Sat, Mar 16 1901 –
Died: Tue, May 27 1980
Portrait of Shigekazu KuriharaShigekazu Kurihara. Shigekazu Kurihara was >> in The Monkey King as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Wu Cheng'enWu Cheng'en. Wu Cheng'en would have been no older than 76 in The Monkey King as 'Novel'
Birthday: Sat, Dec 30 1505 –
Died: Wed, Dec 30 1581
Portrait of Masaki ÔnumaMasaki Ônuma. Masaki Ônuma was >> in The Monkey King as 'Gaffer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of So MatsumuraSo Matsumura. So Matsumura was >> in The Monkey King as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday