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.
Director: Kei Kumai
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Katsuo Nakamura as Fusho |
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Masaaki Daimon as Yoei |
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Mitsuo Hamada as Genro |
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Daigo Kusano as Kaiyu |
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Hisashi Igawa as Gyougyou |
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Mariko Fuji as |
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Mieko Takamine as Yoroshime |
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Kōji Takahashi as Abe no Nakamaro |
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Fujio Tokita as Keiun |
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Hideko Yoshida as Koyoshi |
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Hideo Sunazuka as Sailor |
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Shogen Nitta as |
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Osamu Takizawa as Rouben |
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Takahiro Tamura as |
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Akio Yokoyama as Sailor |
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Akira Shioji as Captain |
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Ken Izumi as Ootomo no Komaro |
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Kōjirō Kusanagi as |
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Minoru Hirano as |
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Shinji Takano as Fujiwara no Kiyokawa |
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Shinobu Tsuruta as |
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Shouza Sanshoutei as Onmyouji (Sorcerer) |
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Sumi Shimamoto as |
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Takahiro Tamura as Ganjin |
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Takashi Shimura as Ryuuson |
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Takashi Sue as |
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Tatsuya Jo as Narrator (voice) |
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Tohru Machida as |
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Yasukiyo Umeno as Kibi no Makibi |
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Yōichi Numata as Commander of the Guard Chou |
| Art | Takeo Kimura | Production Design |
| Directing | Kiyoshi Ogasawara | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Shotaro Yoshida | Sound |
| Directing | Kei Kumai | Director |
| Camera | Shinsaku Himeda | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Yoshikata Yoda | Writer |
| Sound | Toru Takemitsu | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Nobuo Ogawa | Editor |
