In Kensaku Sawada’s 2007 big screen adaptation of “Journey to the West“‘, The Adventures of Super Monkey (Saiyuuki) brings back the same cast from the smash hit Fuji TV drama and delivers the same zany humor and fast-paced action audiences have come to expect from the series. Son Goku (Shingo Katori) and his traveling companions encounter a princess whose parents have been turned into turtles by two powerful demons. Never willing to pass up a good adventure, the foursome head to the mystical mountains to pick a fight.
Region 2, NTSC, 2 discs. Japanese audio with English subtitles. Limited Edition comes with a guide, 3-D glasses, postcard set. Features include Saiyuuki 3-D “Ushinawareta Mudama no Maki”, Saiyuuki Map, promotion footage, interview with cast, music videos: Monkey Majik’s “Around The World and Go! Sora” + Takasugi Satomi’s “Traveler”, making-of, trailers, TV spots, and cast and crew profiles. For the standard edition, see this link.
Available at the following retailer(s) on January 1, 2008: