An Ocean to Cross

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

N/A

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

N/A

Shogen Nitta