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.
Cast
Katsuo Nakamura
Fusho
Masaaki Daimon
Yoei
Mitsuo Hamada
Genro
Daigo Kusano
Kaiyu
Hisashi Igawa
Gyougyou
Mariko Fuji
Unknown
Mieko Takamine
Yoroshime
Kōji Takahashi
Abe no Nakamaro
Fujio Tokita
Keiun
Hideko Yoshida
Koyoshi
Hideo Sunazuka
Sailor
Shogen Nitta
Unknown
Osamu Takizawa
Rouben
Takahiro Tamura
Unknown, Ganjin
Akio Yokoyama
Sailor
Akira Shioji
Captain
Ken Izumi
Ootomo no Komaro
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Unknown
Minoru Hirano
Unknown
Shinji Takano
Fujiwara no Kiyokawa
Shinobu Tsuruta
Unknown
Shouza Sanshoutei
Onmyouji (Sorcerer)
Sumi Shimamoto
Unknown
Takashi Shimura
Ryuuson
Takashi Sue
Unknown
Tatsuya Jo
Narrator (voice)
Tohru Machida
Unknown
Yasukiyo Umeno
Kibi no Makibi
Yōichi Numata
Commander of the Guard Chou
