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The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
Released: April 19, 1959 (1959)
Runtime: 98 minutes
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy
The mythical adventures of the legendary Chinese trickster Monkey, who must outwit a variety of wily demons who stand in the way of him and his fellow Buddhist travelers. Though portrayed as a literal, if rather anthropomorphized, monkey in the original legends, this film substitutes the spindly comic actor Norihei Miki, sans makeup.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Zeko Nakamura as Wu Ching, the water spirit
Age at release: 58
- Norihei Miki as Sun Wu Kung
Age at release: 35
- Nobuo Chiba as Pa Chieh, the pig
Age at release: 35
- Kaoru Yachigusa as Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress
Age at release: 28
Age at release: 28
- Yasuko Nakada as Queen of the spiders
Age at release: 26
- Reiko Dan as Pon, messenger of the Goddess of Mercy
Age at release: 24
Age at release: 23
Age at release: 20
- Fukutarô Ichikawa as San Tsang, the holy man
Age at release: Unknown
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Age at release: 65
- Yoshio Kosugi as King of Devils
Age at release: 55
Age at release: 50
Age at release: 47
Age at release: 37
Age at release: 35
Age at release: 25