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1984 · 2h 59m
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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.
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Kinya Kitaoji
Kukai
Mayumi Ogawa
Kō Nishimura
Hideo Murota
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