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Kukai (1984)

Directed by Jun'ya Satô

Overview

The life and times of Kûkai, a Japanese monk who studies Esoteric Buddhism in the far reaches of India, China and Tibet, then uses their combined influence to establish the Shingon school during the Heian period in early 9th Century AD.

Length 179 minutes

Actors

Kinya Kitaoji | Mayumi Ogawa | Kô Nishimura | Hideo Murota | Hisaya Morishige | Teruhiko Saigô | Katsuo Nakamura | Kimie Shingyôji | Tetsurō Tamba