Mandala: Kobo Daishi Kukai in His Youth (1991)
A historical drama depicting the youth of Japanese Buddhist monk, poet, and calligrapher, Kūkai, also known as Kōbō Daishi, as he travels to China's Tang Dynasty to study under Huiguo.
Director: Teng Wenji
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Toshiyuki Nagashima as Kukai |
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Junko Sakurada as Kimusume |
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Ryo Tengu as Kotsuchi |
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Ayako Kuribayashi as Coconut |
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Kawarazaki Kenzo as Ambassador |
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Kai Daisaku as Bharamon |
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Jiang Lili as Gu Yan |
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Chang Fongyi as Dongtian |
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Duan Yu as Xianghui |
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Etsushi Takahashi as Unknown |
| Directing | Teng Wenji | Director |
| Sound | Osamu Kitajima | Music |
| Sound | Naoki Tachikawa | Music |
| Writing | Teng Wenji | Writer |