Kukai (空海) 40 years old

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.

Credits

Kukai Cast

Name Character
Katsuo Nakamura He was 45, now 86 years old
Hisaya Morishige He was 70, 96 years old when he died
Kô Nishimura He was 61, 74 years old when he died
Kimie Shingyôji
Kinya Kitaoji He was 41, now 81 years old as Kukai
Tetsurō Tamba He was 61, 84 years old when he died
Hideo Murota He was 46, 64 years old when he died
Teruhiko Saigō He was 37, now 77 years old
Mayumi Ogawa She was 44, now 84 years old

Kukai Crew

Name Department
Stomu Yamashta as Original Music Composer. He was 37 (now 77) years old Sound
Jun'ya Satô as Director. He was 51 (86) years old when He died Directing
Akira Hayasaka as Writer. He was 54 (88) years old when He died Writing
Kukai poster
Kukai (40 years)

  • Release day: Friday, April 13, 1984
  • Runtime: 179 minutes