Release Date | 1980-01-26 |
---|---|
Runtime | 120 minutes |
Genres | History |
Stars | Katsuo Nakamura, Masaaki Daimon, Mitsuo Hamada, Daigo Kusano, Hisashi Igawa |
Directors | Takeo Kimura, Shotaro Yoshida, Kiyoshi Ogasawara, Yoshikata Yoda, Kei Kumai |
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.