Gokû no Daibôken

1960's anime
1967
Gokû no Daibôken

Anime TV series
07/01/1967~30/09/1967 (Sat) Broadcast time: 19:00~19:30
40 episodes (１話完結) / Color

TV channel: Fuji TV

Details

Original author: Osamu Tezuka
Production: Mushi Prod.

Staff

Producer: Eichi Kawabata
Chief director: Gizaburô Sugii
Animation director: Shigeru Yamamoto
Art director: Shirô Fujimoto
Camera director: Asahi Tsuchiya
Sound effects director: Yoshio Suzuki
Editing: Noriyoshi Matsuura
Assistant producer: Atsushi Tomioka
Literature: Yoshitake Suzuki
Recorder, sound effects: Aoi Studio
資料: Yasuo Mikami
Production cooperation: Art Flesh, Fuji TV
Music: Seiichirô Uno

Cast

Kazuko Ute
Eiko Masuyama
Nachi Nozawa
Junpei Takiguchi
Kinya Aikawa
Shinsuke Chikaishi
Ichirô Nagai
George Yanami
Mariko Mukai

Episodes

View the complete list of the 40 episodes

ep. #1 "Gokû Tanjô"

A long time ago, a stone monkey is born in Mt. Kaka of Gorai-koku on the Chinese Continent. His name is Son-Goku. He has been born rambunctious, and he thinks of taking over the castle in Gorai-koku just for fun.

ep. #2 "Kinto-kumo wa Itadaki"

Goku's dream comes true: he becomes the king of Gorai-koku. Then he is invited to heaven by the celestial emperor, but he behaves violently there. He has a fight with the celestial army, and is captured once but runs away. Then Buddha captures Goku and shuts him in a rock as punishment for causing a disturbance in heaven.

ep. #3 "Bôya-san Number One"

Goku is saved by Sanzo-hoshi. He helps Goku out of Mt. Gogyo on his way to Tenjiku in order to get a sacred sutra. As soon as Goku emerges from the rocks, he runs away. When he finds Sanzo-hoshi being attacked by a monster, however, he cannot help coming back to save Sanzo.

ep. #4 "Takara no Chizu wa Pekepeke"

The pig monster Hakkai, who drives a sports car named Kinto-un, and Sagojo, who is a treasure-hunting freak, join Goku and Sanzo on their journey. Goku becomes involved in trouble related to Sagojo's treasure map, but when the treasure they dig out turns out to be ancient currency made from stones...

ep. #5 "Ame ni Utaeba"

Kankara is a scorching country where everything is dried up. Just as Goku and his friends jump into a spring they have finally found, they are arrested for stealing water. The drought, in fact, has resulted from a nasty scheme of Kankara Minister and Thunder Minister, who are trying to make money by selling water.

ep. #6

Sanzo's party has to go through a forest where a vampire called Ginshi-sennin lives. While Goku is away scouting, Sanzo and the others are captured by Ginshi-sennin. The vampire gives Goku, Hakkai, and Sagojo to his three sons, and tries to suck Sanzo's blood...

ep. #7 "Gomi made Ai shite"

Goku and his friends pass a dirty village named "Flowering Village." In fact, this village has been turned ugly by a salamander that hates beautiful things.

ep. #8

Goku and his friends get lost in the mad scientist Doctor Dokkanko's bomb experimenting facility. The doctor thinks that Sanzo is an industrial spy and captures him. Goku and others try to rescue Sanzo. They have a hard fight, but the bomb that is the doctor's last resort fails...

ep. #9 "Okashi na? Okashi na?"

When Gilde captures Sanzo, Goku and others go around the globe following them...then Hakkai wakes up.

ep. #10 "Heart de Itadaki"

Goku fights against the mad scientist Plankton. Plankton takes Goku and his friends for spies, and sends beautiful Micron to them. Hakkai and Sanzo are completely fascinated by her. Goku, however, ...

ep. #11 "Docchi mo Docchi!"

Goku and his friends come to a town where an old party and a new party are opposed to each other. They become involved in big trouble concerning the election of the village headman by the two parties. Everything depends on the last vote by Goku and his friends. Gradually the competition gets out of their control...

ep. #12 "Boku wa Gobugobu yo!"

Goku and his friends fight against the great king Kobu-Kobu, who lives in the mountain marsh. Kobu-Kobu is a tough enemy who can use the marsh water as he likes, and is immune to lightning. However, when Goku aggressively shakes his Kinso-bo...

ep. #13 "Ô-sama wa Yûrei"

Goku and his friends are involved in a plot to assassinate the prince of Furiten. It is likely that Plankton of the Federation of Global Villains is connected to the plot. But a monster is also involved...

ep. #14 "Kajibaba to 40-nin no Kaizoku"

Sanzo is being followed persistently by Okesa Monk, the leading expert of Buddhist priest's clothes. So he hides in a big safe, but then the notorious looters Gajibaba and the forty thieves take away the safe...

ep. #15 "Akete Bikkuri"

Goku feels pity for the girl Mimi, who comes from the country of beauties, so he destroys the monster in Skeleton Castle and takes back the bomb in the golden coffin for her. However, it turns out that the country of beauties is to blame. Tatsuko is surprised to hear the truth from a monster. Then she is showered with a hail of bombs...

ep. #16 "5.9 Sakusen"

A king who loves toys summons the evil scientist Plankton from a television to meet Goku and his friends. Although he is once defeated, Goku sneaks into the castle hidden in a wooden horse. Then he takes over the castle as planned, but one of Plankton's monsters suddenly appears and destroys the ramparts...

ep. #17 "Oku-sama wa Yôkai"

A female monster that can transform creatures into dolls turns Hakkai, Sagojo, and Sanzo into dolls. Goku, who has been scouting, gets Tatsuko's urgent message, and heads for the amusement park on the top of the mountain, which is the monster's headquarters...

ep. #18 "Berori Berobero"

Sanzo's party goes to a fighting ring where an old woman appears and appeals against the ill treatment of bulls. However, nobody listens to her. Then the old woman, who has collected the tongues of dead bulls, brings out a monster called Berori Bero-Bero.

ep. #19 "Warera Guardman"

A contest is held to choose Princess Mandolin's bodyguard because the boss of moles is trying to catch her. Goku participates in the contest and becomes her bodyguard.

ep. #20 "Kôya no Yôkai"

Goku and his friends come to a town in the wilderness. On the advise of a sheriff, who happens to pass by, they stay in a house on the top of the hill. It turns out to be a trap set by bounty hunter Makarony.

ep. #21 "Puipui-kyô no Dai-majin"

Sanzo's party goes fishing to a port in the country, but Sanzo eats some highly poisonous seaweed there by mistake. He is said to have only an hour to live because of the poison.

ep. #22 "Yôkai Rengô Series Dai 1-dan! Dragon no Kiba"

A tusk-shaped rock suddenly attacks Goku and his friends. The Monster Union has incited the attack. Then Tasuko comes to rescue them.

ep. #23 "Yôkai Rengô Series Dai 2-dan! Baramon no Ashi"

A huge foot suddenly appears from the sky and tries to trample Sanzo and the others down. It turns out to be a huge centipede.

ep. #24 "Yôkai Rengô Series Dai 3-dan! Heracles no Te"

Gigantic hands? Although Goku has once broken off his friendship with Sanzo and the others, he goes to rescue captured Sanzo when he finds out what the Monster Union is up to.

ep. #25 "Yôkai Rengô Series Dai 4-dan! Hanê-zoku no Maki"

A swarm of ants attacks Goku and his friends. When they run into a windmill, they find themselves trapped by an old woman of the Hane tribe.

ep. #26 "Yôkai Rengô Series Dai 5-dan! Meduse no Kami no Ke"

The fifth monster "Medusa's Hair," which is said to be the cruelest monster of all, torments Goku and his friends with its hair. Its weakness lies unexpectedly in a huge pot.