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Kukai

The life and times of Kûkai, a Japanese monk who studies Esoteric Buddhism in the far reaches of India, China and Tibet, then uses their combined influence to establish the Shingon school during the Heian period in early 9th Century AD.

2h 59m1984TMDb 9.5

HistoryDrama

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Junya SatōJunya SatōDirectorKinya KitaojiKinya KitaojiKukaiMayumi OgawaMayumi OgawaKō NishimuraKō NishimuraHideo MurotaHideo MurotaHisaya MorishigeHisaya MorishigeTeruhiko SaigōTeruhiko SaigōKatsuo NakamuraKatsuo NakamuraKimie ShingyojiKimie ShingyojiTetsuro TambaTetsuro Tamba

Storyline

The life and times of Kûkai, a Japanese monk who studies Esoteric Buddhism in the far reaches of India, China and Tibet, then uses their combined influence to establish the Shingon school during the Heian period in early 9th Century AD.

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Info

Original title
空海
Status
Released
Released
13 April 1984
Runtime
2h 59m
TMDB score
9.5 / 10 (2 votes)

Production

Director
Junya Satō
Writers
Akira Hayasaka
Countries
Japan

Languages

Original
Japanese
Spoken
Japanese