Monkey Sun (1959)
- Original title
- 孫悟空
- Directed by
- Kajirō Yamamoto
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This Japanese fantasy film follows a mischievous monkey king with magical powers. He goes on a grand journey filled with battles and strange creatures. The story is based on a classic Chinese novel about a pilgrimage to the west.
whimsicaladventurousmythicplayfuldatedfast-pacedfantasticalenergetic
What happens
Monkey Sun (Japanese: 孫悟空, Hepburn: Son Gokū; lit. Sun Wukong) is a 1959 Japanese tokusatsu fantasy action film directed by Kajirō Yamamoto, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film was based on Journey to the West written by Wu Cheng'en and was the second adaptation of the novel by Yamamoto and Tsuburaya, after 1940's Enoken's Sun Wukong. It has never been released in the United States or dubbed and subtitled in English. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Sun Wukong san da Baigujing (1960)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.