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.
- Country : Japan
- Genre : History
- Studio : Geiensha Co., Ltd.
- Director : Kei Kumai
- Cast : Katsuo Nakamura, Masaaki Daimon, Mitsuo Hamada, Daigo Kusano, Hisashi Igawa, Mariko Fuji