Possible Clues:

• Asian, perhaps
• Oriental crane ultimately like seabird
• Festival, North Japanese possibly?
• Directorate at last behind Oriental
• Nearest broadcast is from China?
• Mid-September before a sailor's back from Asia, perhaps
• Like Buddhist or Hindu philosophy
• Naked dean back from Japan, say
• In French art, a seabird from Asia, perhaps
• Oriental seabird overwhelmed by raging sea