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.
Kinya Kitaoji
Kukai
Mayumi Ogawa
Kō Nishimura
Hideo Murota
Hisaya Morishige
Teruhiko Saigō
Katsuo Nakamura
Kimie Shingyoji
Tetsuro Tamba
Junya Satō
Director
Akira Hayasaka
Writer
Sunao Sakagami
Producer
Jan 1, 1966
Nov 3, 2021
Oct 5, 1976
Nov 18, 1938
May 28, 2008
Sep 23, 1988
Apr 7, 1989
Jul 22, 2022
Jun 30, 2022
Oct 31, 2014
Sep 29, 2022
Mar 14, 2017
Oct 20, 2018
Dec 7, 2023
Jun 12, 2017
Mar 7, 2025
Japan
日本語