An Ocean to Cross
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.
Genre: History
Cast: 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
Crew: Yoshikata Yoda (Writer), Shinsaku Himeda (Director of Photography), Kei Kumai (Director), Toru Takemitsu (Original Music Composer), Nobuo Ogawa (Editor)