MOVIE

An Ocean to Cross

Name: An Ocean to Cross
Director: Kei Kumai
Genre: History
Released: 1980-01-26
Cast: Katsuo Nakamura, Masaaki Daimon, Mitsuo Hamada, Daigo Kusano, Hisashi Igawa

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.

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 fil… + more