Buddha

Buddha

1961
2h 37m
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"It depicts the life of Buddha, the founder of Buddhism."

Overview

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals include human sacrifices. During his meditations, he is tempted by erotic dancing women, demons, and the evil machinations of his criminal cousin. Devastate to attain the spiritual perfection and become the Buddha. He travels to convert followers by his kindness and wisdom, gaining a multitude of believers when he stops an elephant from crushing a local priest. Buddha of course goes on to become one of the great religious leaders of the world.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Daiei Film
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 釈迦
Release Date October 31, 1961
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0054706

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa
Raizō Ichikawa

Kunala

Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu

Devadatta

Kōjirō Hongō
Kōjirō Hongō

Siddhartha

Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Ajashartu

Keizō Kawasaki
Keizō Kawasaki

Upali

Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Ananda

Hajime Mitamura
Hajime Mitamura

Shariputra

Matasaburô Niwa
Matasaburô Niwa

Sanna

Ryūzō Shimada
Ryūzō Shimada

Bhutika

Jōji Tsurumi
Jōji Tsurumi

Aaraama

Shirō Ōtsuji
Shirō Ōtsuji

Kalodayin

Yoshirō Kitahara
Yoshirō Kitahara

Kaundinya

Key Crew

Kenji Misumi
Director
Masaichi Nagata
Executive Producer
Fuji Yahiro
Screenplay

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