An Ocean to Cross (1980)
2h
Running Time
January 26, 1980Release Date
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

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

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

Yōichi Numata
Commander of the Guard Chou

Takeo Kimura
Production Design

Shotaro Yoshida
Sound

Kiyoshi Ogasawara
Assistant Director
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.