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