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.

History

Katsuo Nakamura

(Fusho)

Masaaki Daimon

(Yoei)

Mitsuo Hamada

(Genro)

Daigo Kusano

(Kaiyu)

Hisashi Igawa

(Gyougyou)

Mariko Fuji

Mieko Takamine

(Yoroshime)

Kōji Takahashi

(Abe no Nakamaro)

Fujio Tokita

(Keiun)

Hideko Yoshida

(Koyoshi)

Hideo Sunazuka

(Sailor)

Shogen Nitta

Osamu Takizawa

(Rouben)

Takahiro Tamura

Akio Yokoyama

(Sailor)

Akira Shioji

(Captain)

Ken Izumi

(Ootomo no Komaro)

Kōjirō Kusanagi

Minoru Hirano

Shinji Takano

(Fujiwara no Kiyokawa)

Shinobu Tsuruta

Shouza Sanshoutei

(Onmyouji (Sorcerer))

Sumi Shimamoto

Takahiro Tamura

(Ganjin)

Takashi Shimura

(Ryuuson)

Takashi Sue

Tatsuya Jo

(Narrator (voice))

Tohru Machida

Yasukiyo Umeno

(Kibi no Makibi)

Yōichi Numata

(Commander of the Guard Chou)