Movielogr
An Ocean to Cross (1980)
Directed by Kei Kumai
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.
Length 120 minutes
Actors
Katsuo Nakamura | Masaaki Daimon | Mitsuo Hamada | Daigo Kusano | Hisashi Igawa | Mariko Fuji | Mieko Takamine | Kōji Takahashi | Fujio Tokita | Hideko Yoshida | Hideo Sunazuka | Shogen Nitta | Osamu Takizawa | Akio Yokoyama | Akira Shioji | Kenji Damizu | Kôjirô Kusanagi | Minoru Hirano | Shinji Takano | Shinobu Tsuruta | Shouza Sanshoutei | Sumi Shimamoto | Takahiro Tamura | Takashi Shimura | Takashi Sue | Tatsuya Jo | Tohru Machida | Yasukiyo Umeno | Yôichi Numata