Tempyō no Iraka

Tempyō no Iraka
Film poster
Directed byKei Kumai
Screenplay byYoshikata Yoda
Based onTempyō no Iraka
by Yasushi Inoue
Produced by
  • Ichiro Sato
  • Fumio Kanahara
  • Isono Osamu
  • Masaya Endo
Starring
CinematographyShinsaku Himeda
Edited byNobuo Ogawa
Music byTōru Takemitsu
Production
company
Tempyō no Iraka Production Committee
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • January 26, 1980 (1980-01-26) (Japan)
Running time
152 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥1.15 billion

Tempyō no Iraka (天平の甍, Tiled Roof of the Tempyou Era), also known as An Ocean to Cross, is a 1980 Japanese historical drama film directed by Kei Kumai, based on Yasushi Inoue's novel of the same name. The film follows a Japanese mission to Tang China during the Heian period.

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