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.
Takeo Kimura | Production Design |
Shotaro Yoshida | Sound |
Kiyoshi Ogasawara | Assistant Director |
Yoshikata Yoda | Writer |
Kei Kumai | Director |
Shinsaku Himeda | Director of Photography |
Toru Takemitsu | Original Music Composer |
Nobuo Ogawa | Editor |