Plot
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.
| Writer | Yoshikata Yoda |
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| Director | Kei Kumai |
| Actor | Katsuo Nakamura, Masaaki Daimon, Mitsuo Hamada |
| Country | Japan |
| Production | Geiensha Co., Ltd. |