The Story of the Monkey King (1926) 孫悟空物語
Director: Noburo Oto
Screenwriter: Noburo Oto
Genre: Animation
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Language: No dialogue
Duration: 8 min
Date: October 29, 1926
Also known as: 切紙細工 / 西遊記
Adaptation: Retelling
Summary:
Story Genjo Sanzo sets off on a journey to Western Tenjiku to retrieve the Mahayana Buddhist scriptures. Along the way, he helps Son Goku, who has been trapped in a large rock by Kanzeon Bodhisattva after a havoc. Son Goku, who became a disciple of Sanzo Hoshi, chastises the pig monster that is attacking his daughter and makes him his disciple as Cho Hakkai. He also renames the kappa monster Sagojyo and joins his disciples. When Son Goku seals the monster in a large stone and throws the obtained ball, a sacred mountain covered with snow appears. It is Yuhoden, where the Mahayana scriptures are stored. When Sanzo-hoshi asks the Nyorai of Yuhoden to send the sutras, the Tathagata says that the sutras will be sent on a dragon carriage.
