Journey to the West is a Chinese television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on CCTV in China on 1 October 1986. The series became an instant classic in China and is still being praised as the best and most authentic interpretation of the novel. Unadapted portions of the original story were later covered in the second season, which was released in 1999. In 2020, these series were dubbed in English.
Director: Jie Yang
The Monkey King
Tripitaka
Tripitaka
Guan Yin
Pigsy
Sandy
The show follows the epic journey of the monk Tang Sanzang and his three disciples-Sun Wukong (the Monkey King), Zhu Bajie (Pigsy), and Sha Wujing (Sandy)-as they travel westward in search of Buddhist scriptures.
35 episodes
The money king was born from a large stone and soon became very smart and powerful.
Runtime: 44 minThe monkey king was appointed by the Jade emperor to be the protector of the heavenly horses.
Runtime: 48 minThe monkey king returns to the Heaven as the "Great Sage", but he causes a havoc in the Heaven which leads to an enormous battle.
Runtime: 42 minThe monkey king returns to the Heaven as the "Great Sage", but he causes a havoc in the Heaven which leads to an enormous battle.
Runtime: 42 minThe monkey king is subdued by the Buddha and is sealed under a mountain. 500 years later, the monk Tang Sanzang starts his journey under the instruction of Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Runtime: 48 minWukong is finally released by Sanzang from the mountain and becomes his disciple. However, he is in conflicts with Sanzang immediately.
Runtime: 53 minSanzang and Wukong arrives at Guanyin Monastery. Wukong demonstrates Sanzang's kasaya to the monks there, which causes them great trouble.
Runtime: 43 minSanzang and Wukong meets a pigsy demon, who turns out be the disciple waiting for Sanzang's arrival.
Runtime: 54 minSanzang and his disciples suffer from three tribulations. A new disciple called Sha Wujing joins the team.
Runtime: 54 minSanzang and his disciples arrives at Wuzhuang Temple. There is a tree with fruits that enable people to live for thousands of years. However, Monkey destroys it due to his conflicts with the Taoist priests and irritates a powerful Immortal.
Runtime: 55 minA cunning demoness transforms into humans to trick Sanzang for three times and leads Sanzang to break up with Wukong.
Runtime: 52 minSanzang and his disciples meets a powerful demon after Wukong left. He is tranformed into a tiger by the demon. Feeling helplessly, Bajie goes to find the dismissed Monkey King and prompts him to join the team again.
Runtime: 56 minTwo demons want to eat Sanzang and abducts everyone except Wukong to their cave. Wukong has to use all types of methods to beat the demons' magical items.
Runtime: 55 minA king tells in Sanzang's dream that he is murdered by a demon and asks Sanzang to save him. Wukong then goes to the heaven to ask for help.
Runtime: 41 minA king tells in Sanzang's dream that he is murdered by a demon and asks Sanzang to save him. Wukong then goes to the heaven to ask for help.
Runtime: 41 minA demon disguises as a child to abduct Sanzang away. It turns out that he is the child of Wukong's old friend.
Runtime: 43 minThe pilgrims arrive at a kingdom where monks are tortured. It is actually the result of three demons pretend as Taoist masters. Wukong then starts a conpetition with the demons.
Runtime: 40 minThe pilgrims arrive at a kingdom where monks are tortured. It is actually the result of three demons pretend as Taoist masters. Wukong then starts a conpetition with the demons.
Runtime: 40 minThe pilgrims get into a kingdom only consists of women. There, Sanzang faces great temptation from a gentle and beautiful queen and another equally charming demoness.
Runtime: 39 minThe pilgrims get into a kingdom only consists of women. There, Sanzang faces great temptation from a gentle and beautiful queen and another equally charming demoness.
Runtime: 43 minThe pilgrims come across a burned mountain. Wukong asks for help from the Princess Iron Fan, but is rejected by her due to Wukong's subdue of her son.
Runtime: 55 minThe pilgrims arrive at a kingdom that arrests all the monks. It turns out the national treasure was missed by monks in the royal temple. Wukong and Bajie start to search for the missing treasure.
Runtime: 37 minThe pilgrims arrive at a kingdom that arrests all the monks. It turns out the national treasure was missed by monks in the royal temple. Wukong and Bajie start to search for the missing treasure.
Runtime: 37 minSanzang is abducted by a bunch of demons and tempted by a charming lady. After being saved, he and his disciples arrive at the Thunder Temple, but Wukong immediately recognizes it as a fake one. The demon who transformed into the Buddha then captures all of them.
Runtime: 40 minSanzang is abducted by a bunch of demons and tempted by a charming lady. After being saved, he and his disciples arrive at the Thunder Temple, but Wukong immediately recognizes it as a fake one. The demon who transformed into the Buddha then captures all of them.
Runtime: 38 minThe king of the country the pilgrims enter is terribly ill. Wukong uses his medical knowledge to help the king recover. However, the reason for the king to get ill is because of his robbed wife.
Runtime: 38 minThe king of the country the pilgrims enter is terribly ill. Wukong uses his medical knowledge to help the king recover. However, the reason for the king to get ill is because of his robbed wife.
Runtime: 40 minSanzang goes to ask for some food and is trapped by seven demonesses. Wukong manages to save him from their cave. They are then offered cups of tea by a Taoist master when they pass a Taoist temple. Yet, the Taoist master turns out to be brothers of the seven demonesses.
Runtime: 40 minSanzang goes to ask for some food and is trapped by seven demonesses. Wukong manages to save him from their cave. They are then offered cups of tea by a Taoist master when they pass a Taoist temple. Yet, the Taoist master turns out to be brothers of the seven demonesses.
Runtime: 38 minA beautiful demoness uses tricks to abduct Sanzang away and persuades the monk to be her husband. Wukong almost saves Sanzang, but he finds out the demoness is related to some Immortals in the Heaven.
Runtime: 39 minA beautiful demoness uses tricks to abduct Sanzang away and persuades the monk to be her husband. Wukong almost saves Sanzang, but he finds out the demoness is related to some Immortals in the Heaven.
Runtime: 39 minA king has a bad dream of suffering from a monk. As a result, he orders to arrest all the monks in his country. Wukong use his magic power to cut the king's hair and enlightens him. However, a demon comes and steals their weapon.
Runtime: 39 minA king has a bad dream of suffering from a monk. As a result, he orders to arrest all the monks in his country. Wukong use his magic power to cut the king's hair and enlightens him. However, a demon comes and steals their weapon.
Runtime: 38 minA demoness robbed the princess of the kingdom and transformed herself into the princess. She traps Sanzang to be her prince, but her plan is destroyed by Wukong.
Runtime: 50 minThe pilgrims finally reach the Vulture Peak and are given the scriptures. Yet, they find out that the scriptures are actually blank.
Runtime: 55 minNo overview available.
16 episodes