Gokū no Daibōken

Japanese anime television series

悟空の大冒険
Gokū no Daibōken

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.

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

External links

Gokū no Daibōken (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Official Tezuka Gokū no Daibōken website (in Japanese)

Wu Cheng'en's Journey to the West

Characters

Films

Animated	Princess Iron Fan (1941) Alakazam the Great (1960) Havoc in Heaven (1961) The Cave of the Silken Web (1967) Starzinger (1979) The Monkey King Conquers the Demon (1985) Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West (1988) Saiyuki: Requiem (2001) Monkey King vs. Er Lang Shen (2007) Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2015) The Monkey King (2023)
Live action	The Cave of the Silken Web (1927) Princess Iron Fan (1966) A Chinese Odyssey (1995) A Chinese Tall Story (2005) Saiyūki (2007) The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013) The Monkey King (2014) The Monkey King 2 (2016) A Chinese Odyssey Part Three (2016) Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017) Wu Kong (2017) The Monkey King 3 (2018)

Animated

Princess Iron Fan (1941)
Alakazam the Great (1960)
Havoc in Heaven (1961)
The Cave of the Silken Web (1967)
Starzinger (1979)
The Monkey King Conquers the Demon (1985)
Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West (1988)
Saiyuki: Requiem (2001)
Monkey King vs. Er Lang Shen (2007)
Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2015)
The Monkey King (2023)

Live action

The Cave of the Silken Web (1927)
Princess Iron Fan (1966)
A Chinese Odyssey (1995)
A Chinese Tall Story (2005)
Saiyūki (2007)
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)
The Monkey King (2014)
The Monkey King 2 (2016)
A Chinese Odyssey Part Three (2016)
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017)
Wu Kong (2017)
The Monkey King 3 (2018)

Sequels

A Supplement to the Journey to the West (c. 1640)

Animated	Gokū no Daibōken (1966) Science Fiction Saiyuki Starzinger (1978) Monkey Magic (1998) Journey to the West: Legends of the Monkey King (1998) Saiyūki (1999) Shinzo (2000) Monkey Typhoon (2002) Patalliro Saiyuki! (2005) Lego Monkie Kid (2020) SD Gundam World Heroes (2021)
Live action	Monkey (1978) Journey to the West (1986) Journey to the West (1996) Journey to the West II (1996) Sunny Piggy (2000) The Monkey King (2001) The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (2002) Saiyūki (2006) Journey to the West (2010) Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West (2010) Journey to the West (2011) A Korean Odyssey (2017) The New Legends of Monkey (2018)

Stage

Monkey: Journey to the West (play)

Manga and comics

Patalliro Saiyuki! (1978)
Starzinger (1979)
Dragon Ball (1984)
Saiyūki (1997)
The Monkey King (1998)
Shinzo (2000)
Monkey Typhoon (2001)
Xin (2003)
American Born Chinese (2006)
Saint

Games

Ether Saga Odyssey
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Fantasy Westward Journey
Ganso Saiyūki: Super Monkey Daibōken
Legend of Wukong
Monkey Hero
Monkey King: Hero Is Back
Monkey Magic
Pokémon
Saiyuki: Journey West
SonSon
Westward Journey Online II
Whomp 'Em
Yūyūki
Black Myth: Wukong

Literature

Monkey (1942 novel)
Griever: An American Monkey King in China (1986 novel)
Tripmaster Monkey (1989 novel)
Four Great Classical Novels

Places

Gao Village
Gao Village Arc
Mount Huaguo
Shuilian Cave
Tongtian River
Liusha River

Other

List of media adaptations of Journey to the West
Monkey King Festival
Ruyi Jingu Bang
Journey to the West (2008 soundtrack)

Osamu Tezuka

Manga
1940s	Diary of Ma-chan (1946) Shin Takarajima (1947) Lost World (1948) Angel Gunfighter (1949) Metropolis (1949)
1950s	Faust (1950) Kimba the White Lion (1950–1954) Nextworld (1951) Age of Adventure (1951–1953) Ambassador Atom (1951–1952) The Fossil Island (1951) The Adventure of Rock (1952–1954) Astro Boy (1952–1968) Crime and Punishment (1953) Princess Knight (1953–1956) Chief Detective Kenichi (1954–1956) The Devil of the Earth (1954) Lion Books (1956–1957) Biiko-chan (1957) The Curtain is Still Blue Tonight (1958) The Film Lives On (1958–1959) Peacock Shell (1958) The Twin Knights (1958) Dr. Thrill (1959) The Merchant of Venice (1959) Song of the White Peacock (1959)
1960s	Angel's Hill (1960–1961) Captain Ken (1960–1961) Brave Dan (1962) Big X (1963–1966) Princess Knight (1963–1966) The Amazing 3 (1965–1966) Ambassador Magma (1965–1967) The Vampires (1966–1967) Dororo (1967–1969) Gum Gum Punch (1967–1969) Phoenix (1967–1988) Princess Knight (1967–1968) Activist Student (1968) Grand Dolls (1968) Swallowing the Earth (1968–1969) The Crater (1969–1970) Triton of the Sea (1969–1971)
1970s	Alabaster (1970–1971) Apollo's Song (1970) Bomba! (1970) The Book of Human Insects (1970–1971) Marvelous Melmo (1970–1972) Ode to Kirihito (1970–1971) Birdman Anthology (1971–1975) Lion Books II (1971–1973) Little Wansa (1971–1972) Serenade of a Pig's Navel (1971) Ayako (1972–1973) Buddha (1972–1983) Lay of the Rhine (1972) Lord Iechika Mogami (1972) The Moon and Wolves (1972) Old Folk's Home (1972) Black Jack (1973–1983) Microid S (1973) The Record of Peter Kürten (1973) Sensual Nights (1973) Son of Godfather (1973) The Three-Eyed One (1974–1978) Boy Detective Zumbera (1975) Rainbow Prelude (1975) MW (1976–1978) Unico (1976–1979) Don Dracula (1979) Insect Collector (1979) Insect Collector – The Butterfly Road Smells of Death (1979) The Thief Akikazu Inoue (1979)
1980s	Hidamari no Ki (1981–1986) Rainbow Parakeet (1981–1983) Spaceship Ringel Rock (1982) Suspicion (1982) Volcanic Eruption (1982) Message to Adolf (1983–1985) Peace Concert (1984) Duke Goblin (1985–1986) Gringo (1987–1989) Ludwig B (1987–1989)

Anime
1960s	Alakazam the Great (1960) Astro Boy (1963–1966) Big X (1964–1965) The Amazing 3 (1965–1966) Kimba the White Lion (1965–2009) Leo the Lion (1966–1967) Gokū no Daibōken (1967) Princess Knight (1967–1999) Dororo (1969) A Thousand and One Nights (1969)
1970s	Cleopatra (1970) Marvelous Melmo (1971–1972) Triton of the Sea (1972–1979) Belladonna of Sadness (1973) Little Wansa (1973) Microid S (1973) Jetter Mars (1977) Undersea Super Train: Marine Express (1979) Unico (1979–1983)
1980s	Astro Boy (1980–1981) Fumoon (1980) Phoenix 2772 (1980) Don Dracula (1982) The Green Cat (1983) Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature (1984) Lunn Flies into the Wind (1985) The Three-Eyed One (1985–1991) Phoenix (1986–2004) Yamataro Comes Back (1986) Blue Blink (1989–1990) The New Adventures of Kimba The White Lion (1989–1990) Rain Boy (1989)
1990s	Adachi-ga Hara (1991) Akuemon (1993) Ambassador Magma (1993) Black Jack (1993–2011) In the Beginning: The Bible Stories (1997) Jungle Emperor Leo (1997)
2000s	Hidamari no Ki (2000) Metropolis (2001) Astro Boy (2003–2005) Phoenix (2004) Astro Boy: Mighty Atom – Visitor of 100,000 Light Years, IGZA (2005) Astro Boy (2009) Ravex in Tezuka World (2009)
2010s	Buddha (2011–2014) Dororo (2019) Phoenix: Eden17 (2023)

Characters
Astro Boy Black Jack Hosuke Sharaku Rock Robita List of Astro Boy characters

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Animerama Galaxy Boy Troop Mushi Production Star System Tezuka Award Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Tezuka Productions The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime Tokiwa-sō