An Ocean to Cross
1980Set 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.
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Katsuo Nakamura
as Fusho
Masaaki Daimon
as Yoei
Mitsuo Hamada
as Genro
Daigo Kusano
as Kaiyu
Hisashi Igawa
as Gyougyou
Mariko Fuji
Mieko Takamine
as Yoroshime
Kōji Takahashi
as Abe no Nakamaro
Fujio Tokita
as Keiun
Hideko Yoshida
as Koyoshi
Hideo Sunazuka
as Sailor
Shogen Nitta
Osamu Takizawa
as Rouben
Takahiro Tamura
Akio Yokoyama
as Sailor
Akira Shioji
as Captain
Ken Izumi
as Ootomo no Komaro
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Minoru Hirano
Shinji Takano
as Fujiwara no Kiyokawa
Shinobu Tsuruta
Shouza Sanshoutei
as Onmyouji (Sorcerer)
Sumi Shimamoto
Takahiro Tamura
as Ganjin
Takashi Shimura
as Ryuuson
Takashi Sue
Tatsuya Jo
as Narrator (voice)
Tohru Machida
Yasukiyo Umeno
as Kibi no Makibi
Yōichi Numata
as Commander of the Guard Chou