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.
as Fusho
as Yoei
as Genro
as Kaiyu
as Gyougyou
as Yoroshime
as Abe no Nakamaro
as Keiun
as Koyoshi
as Sailor
as Rouben
as Sailor
as Captain
as Ootomo no Komaro
as Fujiwara no Kiyokawa
as Onmyouji (Sorcerer)
as Ganjin
as Ryuuson
as Narrator (voice)
as Kibi no Makibi
as Commander of the Guard Chou
