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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.

Release: 1980-01-26
Runtime: 120 min
Cast
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Katsuo Nakamura
Fusho
Masaaki Daimon
Masaaki Daimon
Yoei
Mitsuo Hamada
Mitsuo Hamada
Genro
Daigo Kusano
Daigo Kusano
Kaiyu
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Hisashi Igawa
Gyougyou
Mariko Fuji
Mariko Fuji
Mieko Takamine
Mieko Takamine
Yoroshime
Kōji Takahashi
Kōji Takahashi
Abe no Nakamaro
Fujio Tokita
Fujio Tokita
Keiun
Hideko Yoshida
Hideko Yoshida
Koyoshi
Hideo Sunazuka
Hideo Sunazuka
Sailor
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Shogen Nitta
Osamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa
Rouben
Takahiro Tamura
Takahiro Tamura
Akio Yokoyama
Akio Yokoyama
Sailor
Akira Shioji
Akira Shioji
Captain
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Ken Izumi
Ootomo no Komaro
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Kōjirō Kusanagi