History · Japan · 1980 · 2h 0m

An Ocean to Cross

天平の甍

An Ocean to Cross poster
Director
Kei Kumai
Cast
Katsuo Nakamura as Fusho Masaaki Daimon as Yoei Mitsuo Hamada as Genro Daigo Kusano as Kaiyu Hisashi Igawa as Gyougyou Mariko Fuji as
Crew
Shinsaku Himeda — Director of Photography Nobuo Ogawa — Editor Toru Takemitsu — Original Music Composer Yoshikata Yoda — Writer Takeo Kimura — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Kei Kumai Director Shinsaku Himeda Director of Photography Nobuo Ogawa Editor Toru Takemitsu Original Music Composer Yoshikata Yoda Writer Takeo Kimura Production Design
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