Kukai (1984)

空海

The life and times of Kûkai, a Japanese monk who studies Esoteric Buddhism in the far reaches of India, China and Tibet, then uses their combined influence to establish the Shingon school during the Heian period in early 9th Century AD.

Date of release

1984-04-13

TMDB

9.5 / 10 (2)

Runtime

2h 59m

Genres

History, Drama

Director

Junya Satō

Casting

• Kinya Kitaoji — Kukai
• Mayumi Ogawa
• Kō Nishimura
• Hideo Murota
• Hisaya Morishige
• Teruhiko Saigō
• Katsuo Nakamura
• Kimie Shingyoji
• Tetsuro Tamba

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