Monkey

1978–1980 Japanese TV series
TVSeries television_series Q6900702
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Summary

Monkey is a television series[1]. Monkey ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,416 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Monkey is the creator of Wu Cheng'en[3].
  • Monkey's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • Mamoru Sasaki wrote the screenplay for Monkey[5].
  • Monkey's genre is fantasy television program[6].
  • Monkey's genre is drama television series[7].
  • Monkey's based on is recorded as Journey to the West[8].
  • A cast member of Monkey was Masaaki Sakai[9].
  • A cast member of Monkey was Masako Natsume[10].
  • A cast member of Monkey was Toshiyuki Nishida[11].
  • A cast member of Monkey was Tonpei Hidari[12].
  • A cast member of Monkey was Shiro Kishibe[13].
  • A cast member of Monkey was Shunji Fujimura[14].
  • The original language of Monkey was Japanese[15].
  • Monkey's original broadcaster is recorded as Nippon Television[16].
  • Monkey's country of origin is recorded as Japan[17].
  • Monkey began on October 2, 1978[18].
  • Monkey ended on May 4, 1980[19].
  • Monkey's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+52'}[20].
  • Monkey's title is recorded as 西遊記[21].
  • Monkey's has characteristic is recorded as television series based on a novel[22].
  • Monkey's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[23].

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Authorship and Creation

Mamoru Sasaki wrote the screenplay for Monkey[5]. Cast members include Masaaki Sakai[9], Masako Natsume[10], Toshiyuki Nishida[11], Tonpei Hidari[12], Shiro Kishibe[13], and Shunji Fujimura[14]. Monkey is the creator of Wu Cheng'en[3].

Publication

The original language of Monkey was Japanese[15]. Genres include fantasy television program[6] and drama television series[7].

Why It Matters

Monkey ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,416 views/month).[2] Monkey is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Douban film id → 1890547
    Screenwriter → Mamoru Sasaki
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  2. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → 西遊記
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Title: 西遊記, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783932510628"
  3. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → fantasy television program, drama television series
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Genre: drama television series, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783276002408"
  4. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/01j94n
    Genre → fantasy television program, drama television series
    Imported from → —
    Start time → +1978-10-02T00:00:00Z
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Thetvdb series id: 78563, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783115502841"
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