---
title: 'The Monkey King (2023)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Anthony Stacchi'
released: '2023-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Animation'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-monkey-king-2023'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8637498/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Monkey King (2023)

2023 · 96 min · Fantasy, Animation · People's Republic of China, United States


## Synopsis

The Monkey King is a 2023 animated fantasy action comedy film directed by Anthony Stacchi from a screenplay written by Rita Hsiao and the writing team of Steve Bencich and Ron J. Friedman. It is based on the first 7 chapters of the classic Ming dynasty novel, Journey to the West, and co-produced by the United States, China, and Hong Kong. The film stars Jimmy O. Yang as the voice of the titular trickster, with Bowen Yang, Jo Koy, BD Wong, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, and Stephanie Hsu in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Anthony Stacchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-stacchi)
- **Screenplay:** [Ron J. Friedman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-j-friedman), [Steve Bencich](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-bencich), [Rita Hsiao](https://cinepixo.com/people/rita-hsiao)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Toby Chu](https://cinepixo.com/people/toby-chu)
- **Producer:** [Peilin Chou](https://cinepixo.com/people/peilin-chou)

## Cast

- [Bowen Yang](https://cinepixo.com/people/bowen-yang)
- [Jimmy O. Yang](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-o-yang)
- [Stephanie Hsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephanie-hsu)
- [BD Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/bd-wong)
- [Jo Koy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jo-koy)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-monkey-king-2023
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