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Mandala: Kobo Daishi Kukai in His Youth (1991)

Genres: History, Drama

A historical drama depicting the youth of Japanese Buddhist monk, poet, and calligrapher, Kūkai, also known as Kōbō Daishi, as he travels to China's Tang Dynasty to study under Huiguo.

• Toshiyuki Nagashima as Kukai
• Junko Sakurada as Kimusume
• Ryo Tengu as Kotsuchi
• Ayako Kuribayashi as Coconut
• Kawarazaki Kenzo as Ambassador
• Kai Daisaku as Bharamon
• Jiang Lili as Gu Yan
• Chang Fongyi as Dongtian