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.
Top Billed Cast
Katsuo Nakamura
Fusho
Masaaki Daimon
Yoei
Mitsuo Hamada
Genro
Daigo Kusano
Kaiyu
Hisashi Igawa
Gyougyou
Featured Crew
Takeo Kimura
Production Design
Kiyoshi Ogasawara
Assistant Director
Shotaro Yoshida
Sound
Kei Kumai
Director
Shinsaku Himeda
Director of Photography
Yoshikata Yoda
Writer
Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer
Nobuo Ogawa
Editor