An Ocean to Cross (1980)
Overview
Set in Japan's Tenpyou era (729-749 CE), four young monks are sent to China to study Buddhism and bring a high priest back to Japan with them. The film tells the tale of the four monks' youth and the life and times of the high priest Ganjin.
Cast
Katsuo Nakamura
Fusho
Masaaki Daimon
Yoei
Mitsuo Hamada
Genro
Daigo Kusano
Kaiyu
Hisashi Igawa
Gyougyou
Mariko Fuji
Mieko Takamine
Yoroshime
Kōji Takahashi
Abe no Nakamaro
Fujio Tokita
Keiun
Hideko Yoshida
Koyoshi
Hideo Sunazuka
Sailor
Osamu Takizawa
Rouben
Takahiro Tamura
Akio Yokoyama
Sailor
Akira Shioji
Captain
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Minoru Hirano
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