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Monkey Heaven is a tribute to the cult classic live action Japanese TV series Monkey (sometimes known as Monkey Magic), made by NTV in the late 1970s, and starring Masaaki Sakai, Toshiyuki Nishida, Shiro Kishibe, Masako Natsume, Tonpei Hidari, Shunji Fujimura, Mieko Takamine.

It's based on one of the great quest stories, a 16th century Chinese epic called Hsi Yu Chi (= Journey to the West). The title Monkey is probably from Arthur Waley's English translation. The tales, set in 630 AD, describe the demons and monsters who try to stop the Tang Priest HsEn Tsang (Tripitaka) from reaching a Buddhist monastery in India to retrieve Buddhist scriptures. The whole series recounts the exploits of the resourceful, brave, and humorous Monkey, the real hero of the fantasy, as he escorts Tripitaka, the pig monster Pigsy, and the water monster Sandy, on their perilous mission.

HsEn Tsang (Tripitaka) actually lived and really did go to India in 629 A.D. to get Buddhist scriptures.

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LATEST UPDATE:

Monkey Dubbing - David Weir

David Weir, who wrote the English adaptation of Monkey, passed away on 25th June 2011
His work on Monkey was critical to its success outside of Japan.
His episode scripts, filled with humour suited to Western fans, while at the same time, embracing the story's Buddhist roots, are much-loved by millions of Monkey fans all over the world.

This page contains my tribute to David Weir, with details of his life and work, and an interview with him that was published in the UK's Radio Times magazine back in 1979, to coincide with the UK broadcast of the very first Monkey episode.

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