The cult 1970s Japanese TV series with Monkey, Pigsy, the Buddhist priest Tripitaka and Sandy, and their exploits in an ancient world of magic and sorcery. The Buddhist priest Tripitaka and his three disciples travel from China to India in search of Buddhist scriptures. Based on the ancient Chinese legend, featuring the off-the-wall antics of Monkey and his friends Pigsy and Sandy as they accompany the venerable monk Tripitaka on a pilgrimage to find the ancient Buddhist scrolls that will establish peace throughout the world.