An Ocean to Cross (1980)
Original title: 天平の甍
An Ocean to Cross is a 1980 Japanese-language history movie directed by Kei Kumai, with a running time of 2h. It stars Katsuo Nakamura, Masaaki Daimon and Mitsuo Hamada.
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.