Mandala: Kobo Daishi Kukai in His Youth
1991, Chinese. Directed by Teng Wenji.
A historical drama depicting the youth of Japanese Buddhist monk, poet, and calligrapher, Kūkai, also known as Kōbō Daishi, as he travels to China's Tang Dynasty to study under Huiguo.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 14 December 1991
- Original title
- 曼荼羅 若き日の弘法大師・空海
- Written by
- Teng Wenji
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Mandala: Kobo Daishi Kukai in His Youth (1991) was directed by Teng Wenji and stars Toshiyuki Nagashima, Junko Sakurada, Ryo Tengu.