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An Ocean to Cross (1980)

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Overview

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.

Kei KumaiDirector

An Ocean to Cross (1980)