An Ocean to Cross (1980)
2h
Running Time
January 26, 1980Release Date
An Ocean to Cross (1980)
2h
Running Time
January 26, 1980Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Katsuo Nakamura
Fusho
Masaaki Daimon
Yoei
Mitsuo Hamada
Genro
Hisashi Igawa
Gyougyou
Daigo Kusano
Kaiyu
Kei Kumai
Director
Yoshikata Yoda
Writer
Kōji Takahashi
Abe no Nakamaro
Toru Takemitsu
Composer
Shinsaku Himeda
Cinematographer
Fujio Tokita
Keiun
Mieko Takamine
Yoroshime
Hideko Yoshida
Koyoshi
Hideo Sunazuka
Sailor
Mariko Fuji
Actress
Osamu Takizawa
Rouben
Akio Yokoyama
Sailor
Akira Shioji
Captain
Ken Izumi
Ootomo no Komaro
Shinji Takano
Fujiwara no Kiyokawa
Shouza Sanshoutei
Onmyouji (Sorcerer)
Takashi Shimura
Ryuuson
Tatsuya Jo
Narrator (voice)
Yasukiyo Umeno
Kibi no Makibi
Details.
Release DateJanuary 26, 1980
Original Name天平の甍
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Box Office$10,300,000
Genres
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Wiki.
Tempyō no Iraka (Japanese: 天平の甍) is a 1980 Japanese historical drama film directed by Kei Kumai, based on Yasushi Inoue's novel of the same name. The film follows a Japanese mission to Tang China during the Heian period.