Kukai

Kukai (1984) is a history, drama film directed by Junya Satō rated 9.5/10.

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.

Cast

Kinya Kitaoji

Kukai

Mayumi Ogawa

Kō Nishimura

Hideo Murota

Hisaya Morishige

Teruhiko Saigō

Katsuo Nakamura

Kimie Shingyoji

Tetsuro Tamba