Mantuluo (1991 film) (1991)

Original title

曼荼羅　若き日の弘法大師・空海

Directed by

Teng Wenji

Genre

history, drama

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

PG12

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is a Japanese Chinese co-production about the early life of the Buddhist monk Kukai. It shows his seven year journey to China and his experiences there.

slow-pacedcontemplativehistoricsereneeducationalspiritualgroundednostalgic

What happens

『曼荼羅 若き日の弘法大師・空海』（まんだら わかきひのこうぼうだいし・くうかい）は、1991年制作の日本・中国映画。 これまで謎とされていた、空海（弘法大師）が唐に渡る前後7年の青年時代を描く歴史ドラマ。日中国交正常化20周年を記念して製作された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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