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Buddha

10/31/1961

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2hrs 37min

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Drama

It depicts the life of Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Raizō Ichikawa
  • Shintarō Katsu
  • Kōjirō Hongō
  • Hiroshi Kawaguchi
  • Keizō Kawasaki

    Directors

  • Kenji Misumi
  • Akira Inoue
  • Yoshiyuki Kuroda

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Daiei Film

    Production Countries

  • Japan

LANGUAGES

  • Japanese

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

Kunala

Shintarō Katsu

Devadatta

Kōjirō Hongō

Siddhartha

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Ajashartu

Keizō Kawasaki

Upali

Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Ananda

Hajime Mitamura

Shariputra

Matasaburô Niwa

Sanna

Ryūzō Shimada

Bhutika

Jōji Tsurumi

Aaraama