Kukai

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 13, 1984

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Cast

Kinya Kitaoji,Hisaya Morishige,Katsuo Nakamura,Kimie Shingyoji,Mayumi Ogawa,Kō Nishimura,Hideo Murota,Teruhiko Saigō,Tetsuro Tamba

Director

Junya Satō

Writer

Akira Hayasaka

Producer

Sunao Sakagami

Cinematography

Masahiko Iimura

Music

Stomu Yamashta

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0327007