An Ocean to Cross

An Ocean to Cross

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.

Cast for An Ocean to Cross...

Kōji Takahashi
Abe no Nakamaro
Ken Izumi
Ootomo no Komaro
Shinji Takano
Fujiwara no Kiyokawa
Shouza Sanshoutei
Onmyouji (Sorcerer)
Tatsuya Jo
Narrator (voice)
Yasukiyo Umeno
Kibi no Makibi
Yōichi Numata
Commander of the Guard Chou