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    Question The Best Monkey King Actor?


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    lolo son goku from dbz is the best^^ however dicky cheung is great, too. he is funny, kinda athletic in terms of acting monkey-ish and of course a fantastic actor.
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    I think Liu Xiao Ling Tong is probably the best monkey king. =)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nan Ling View Post
    I think Liu Xiao Ling Tong is probably the best monkey king. =)
    Definitely the best.

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    Nobody can beat 1986's Monkey King portrayal. Next closest one is this, followed closely by Jet Li's (The Forbidden Kingdom):



    (Shingo Katori in Monkey Magic 2007)
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    It also helps that he is part of SMAP boy band:



    (guy with the spotty dark gray suit and tie is Shingo Katori)
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    Jet Li's portrayal of The Monkey King:



    Jet Li is good at portraying a mischievous Monkey King, but I rate Shingo Katori's performance higher b/c his Monkey King version sometimes gets cranky/peeved off in a comic way.
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    I'm partial to this version:

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    Future version I'm interested in seeing:



    Chinyūki spoofs adventure manga by retelling Journey to the West, the Chinese literary classic. In the story, a violent, trouble-making kabuki actor joins a traveling monk (who happens to be have been transformed into a monkey by a curse) on a colorful journey west to ancient southern Asia.
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    There was the Korean one too that involved inter-dimensional space-time travel. I wouldn't nominate it for an acting award though, it was more about the SFX, and the Monkey King looked like a cross between Michael Jackson and a monk/priest:


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