An Ocean to Cross (1980)

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 (30)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

K

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

S

Shogen Nitta

Osamu Takizawa

Rouben

Takahiro Tamura

Akio Yokoyama

Sailor

Akira Shioji

Captain

K

Ken Izumi

Ootomo no Komaro

Kōjirō Kusanagi

Minoru Hirano

S

Shinji Takano

Fujiwara no Kiyokawa

Shinobu Tsuruta

S

Shouza Sanshoutei

Onmyouji (Sorcerer)

Sumi Shimamoto

Takahiro Tamura

Ganjin

Takashi Shimura

Ryuuson

T

Takashi Sue

T

Tatsuya Jo

Narrator (voice)

T

Tohru Machida

Yasukiyo Umeno

Kibi no Makibi

Yōichi Numata

Commander of the Guard Chou

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