An Ocean to Cross

Original title: 天平の甍
Duration: 120 min
Release date: 1980-01-26
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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.

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天平の甍

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