An Ocean to Cross

An Ocean to Cross (1980)

天平の甍

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.

Date of release
1980-01-26
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
History
Director
Kei Kumai

Casting

Interesting facts

Tempyō no Iraka , also known as An Ocean to Cross, is a 1980 Japanese historical drama film directed by Kei Kumai, based on Yasushi Inoue's novel of the same name. The film follows a Japanese mission to Tang China during the Heian period.

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