An Ocean to Cross
1980, Japanese. Directed by 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.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 26 January 1980
- Original title
- 天平の甍
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yoshikata Yoda
- Box office
- $10M
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An Ocean to Cross runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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An Ocean to Cross isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 January 1980. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed An Ocean to Cross?
An Ocean to Cross (1980) was directed by Kei Kumai and stars Katsuo Nakamura, Masaaki Daimon, Mitsuo Hamada.