
An Ocean to Cross ( 1980 )
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.
Top Cast

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

Shogen Nitta

Osamu Takizawa
Rouben

Takahiro Tamura

Akio Yokoyama
Sailor

Akira Shioji
Captain

Ken Izumi
Ootomo no Komaro

Kōjirō Kusanagi

Minoru Hirano

Shinji Takano
Fujiwara no Kiyokawa

Shinobu Tsuruta

Shouza Sanshoutei
Onmyouji (Sorcerer)

Sumi Shimamoto

Takahiro Tamura
Ganjin

Takashi Shimura
Ryuuson

Takashi Sue

Tatsuya Jo
Narrator (voice)

Tohru Machida

Yasukiyo Umeno
Kibi no Makibi

Yōichi Numata
Commander of the Guard Chou
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